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Brassicaceae
Sand rock-cress
Arabidopsis arenosa
Also known as Cardaminopsis arenosa, Stenophragma arenosum, Sand cress, Rock cress
Native Plants · Rock Cress · Alpine · Sandy Soil · Brassicaceae · Rock Garden · European Native · Low Growing · Well-Drained · Wildflower · Perennial
Sand rock-cress is a delicate, low-growing perennial native to sandy and rocky European habitats, making it an excellent choice for rock gardens, wall crevices, or alpine troughs. It thrives in well-drained, poor soils with moderate sun and requires very little care once established. Avoid overwatering or heavy clay soils as these conditions will quickly cause root rot.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; allow soil to dry between waterings as this plant tolerates dry, sandy conditions · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Netherlands, Newfoundland, North European Russi, Northwest European R
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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