''Arabis caucasica'' is a species of flowering plant in the
mustard family
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The le ...
(Brassicaceae) known by the common names garden arabis,
mountain rock cress or Caucasian rockcress.
Distribution
It is native to south eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. It is also present in the
Madeira Archipelago.
Description
This is an evergreen perennial herb growing to 0.2 m (0 ft 8in) by 1 m (3 ft 3in), flowering in early spring, with white hermaphrodite flowers, pollinated by bees.
Cultivation
It is
hardy to zones 4-9 and is not frost tender. A popular ornamental garden plant for its early flowers,
cultivars
A cultivar is a type of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and when Plant propagation, propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and st ...
include the pink 'Compinkie'. Under its putative synonym ''A. alpina'' subsp. ''caucasica'', the cultivars 'Flore Pleno' and 'Schneehaube'
have gained the
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nort ...
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Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
History
The Award of Garden Merit ...
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See also
*
List of ''Arabis'' species
References
External links
Plants for a FutureThe Plant List
caucasica
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Flora of Europe
Plants described in 1814
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