code: 615
This attractive and ever popular selection of Arabis alpina
Family: Cruciferae
Common name: Rock Cress
Plant Classification: Hardy perennial
Minimum Height: 10 cm
Maximum Height: 15 cm
This attractive and ever popular selection of Arabis alpina, the “alpine rock cress”, produces masses of sizeable, snow white flowers above a compact grey carpet of leaves from February to May when little else dares show. Plants form a mounding cushion of olive-green leaves, bearing masses of sweetly fragrant, small snow-white flowers for several weeks.
Sowing advice:
Seeds can be sown at any time but are best sown in winter or early spring to benefit from a cold spell in the wet compost to break their dormancy. We advise covering seeds very thinly with sand or fine grit to about the depth of the seed size. If the seeds do not come up within 6 to 12 weeks the damp seed tray can be given cold treatment in a fridge for about four weeks. They may still take very many months to appear, so please never discard the pot or tray.
