General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Rock Cress
  • Garden Rockcress
  • Mountain Rock Cress
  • Wall Rock Cress
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Arabis caucasica
  • Synonym: Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica
  • Synonym: Arabis flaviflora

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Location: IL
Date: 2017-04-18
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-04-25
grown from seed for A. alpina ssp. caucasica 'Snowfix'
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Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Feb 8, 2012 3:36 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable early spring source of nectar and pollen for honey bees.

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