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Arabis caucasica
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arabis caucasica is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) known by the common names garden arabis,[3] mountain rock cress or Caucasian rockcress.
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Distribution and habitat
It is native to Crimea, Turkey, Iran, Caucasus and the Mediterranean.[4] It grows in crevices of limestone rocks, streams and alpine meadows.[4]
Description
Arabis caucasica is an evergreen perennial herb growing up to 1 ft (0.30 m) by 1.5 ft (0.46 m).[4] It flowers in early spring and has white petals.[5]
Cultivation
It is hardy 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 putative synonym A. alpina subsp. caucasica, the cultivars 'Flore Pleno' [6] and 'Schneehaube'[7] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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