Brassicaceae
Drummond rockcress
Boechera stricta
Also known as Drummond's rockcress, Rockcress, Drummond rock cress
Flowering Plants · Rockcress · Native · Rock Garden · Brassicaceae · Spring Bloomer · Wildflower · Perennial · Low Maintenance · White Flower
Drummond rockcress is a low-maintenance native perennial suited to rocky, well-drained soils in cool climates. It performs best in part shade and requires minimal watering once established. This unassuming plant is an excellent choice for rock gardens or naturalized native plantings where it blooms with small white to pale pink flowers in spring.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.4–7.4
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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