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Arabis alpina 'Snowcap' |
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| | Evergreen, still looking fresh in January |
| Synonym(s) |
Arabis caucasica |
| Common name |
mountain rockcress |
| Family |
brassicaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-7) |
| Flowers |
white (early spring) |
| Size |
4" |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature with exposure to light
Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Forms a low-growing mat of slightly succulent foliage, covered in white flowers early spring. Drought-tolerant.
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| | Late March, just starting to bloom |
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| | I like the river of white, cascading down the rock garden |
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More erecently, I grew the variety 'Snowfix' from seed. To the uninitiated (like me), it looks much like our old 'Snowcap'.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| G. Howlett | May 31, 2008 | Thanks for posting the information and the pictures. I was afraid to plant these Arabis seeds in case I unleashed a weed. =) |
| Mary | May 19, 2010 | They are fabulous, with one exception; they seem to attract grass, and the grass is almost always taller than the beautiful flowers. |
- Seed for ssp. caucasica 'Snowfix' from NARGS '12/'13 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (100%G, 3-7d)
- Same seed as above, cold-stored. Baggy 70F with light (100%G, 3-6d)
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