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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: Less than 5 cm in bloom.
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Seeds germinate in a few days at room temperature; no pretreatment required.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Candy Mustard
  • Rock Cress

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Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: St Louis
Date: 2023-04-27
Flowers are tiny
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-12
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Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Botanical Garden, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany
Photo by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz
Location:  Botanical Garden, U of Wroclaw
Date: 2017-09-26
Photo by Salicyna

Photo by Ivan Medenica
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
Location: St Louis - MoBOT
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Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-09
Location: Fairfax, VA | March, 2023
Date: 2023-03-27
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Date: 2010-04-06
Photo by Ghislain118
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-27
Doing better than ever! ;))))))))
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-05-28
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-09
Uploaded by sedumzz
Uploaded by sedumzz

Photo by Ivan Medenica
Location: Baden District, Lower Austria
Photo by Stefan.lefnaer
Location: Baden District, Lower Austria
Photo by Stefan.lefnaer

Date: September
photo by ghislain118
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