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Brassicaceae
Chamois cress
Hornungia alpina
Also known as Hutchinsia alpina, Pritzelago alpina, Rock cress, Smelowskia alpina
Native Plants · Alpine Plant · Rock Garden · Brassicaceae · Mountain Plant · European Native · Perennial · Wildflower · Cool Climate · Specialist Plant
Chamois cress is a delicate alpine perennial best suited to rock gardens or alpine troughs where it receives partial shade and excellent drainage. It prefers cool temperatures and gritty, well-drained soil that mimics its native mountain habitat. Avoid hot, humid conditions and overwatering, as this plant is sensitive to root rot.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil evenly moist but never waterlogged; reduce watering in winter · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -10°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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