Wednesday 2 March 2016

Arabis caucasica


  • Common Name - Caucasian rock cress
  • Botanical Name - Arabis caucasica
  • Family - Brassicaceae
  • Bud - alternate
  • Stem/Bark - green
  • Leaf - simple, elliptic shape, acute base, rounded apex, pinnately lobed (toothed) margin
  • Flower - raceme inflorescence, showy, white, fragrant, May
  • Fruit - silique, June
  • Habit - spreading
  • Form - creeping/mat like
  • Size - 0.2-0.4 m
  • Culture - full sun, well drained soil
  • Use - ground cover, perennial garden, mass planting

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