Arabis caucasica

Arabis caucasica is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) known by the common names garden arabis,[2] mountain rock cress or Caucasian rockcress. It is native to south eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. It is also present in the Madeira Archipelago.

Arabis caucasica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Arabis
Species:
A. caucasica
Binomial name
Arabis caucasica
Synonyms

Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica

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

Hardiness to zones 4-9 and is not frost tender. A popular ornamental garden plant for its early flowers, cultivars include the pink 'Compinkie'. Under its synonym (A. alpina subsp. caucasica), the cultivars 'Flore Pleno' [3] and 'Schneehaube'[4] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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See also

References
  1. Enum. Pl. Suppl. 45. 1813.
  2. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. "Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Flore Pleno'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. "Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Schneehaube'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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