garden rockcress
Arabis caucasica
USDA zones4 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Garden rockcress (Arabis caucasica) is a mounding perennial for rock gardens, borders, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. White, fragrant flowers open from early to late spring and attract butterflies and bees. The gray and green foliage stays evergreen and the plant tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Woolly yarrow, Blue grama, and Black Parrot tulip.
Native range
Mediterranean, Crimea, Turkey, Iran, and 1 more places. See all 5
Mediterranean, Crimea, Turkey, Iran, and Caucasus.