Английская Википедия:Arabis caucasica

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Arabis caucasica is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae) known by the common names garden arabis,[1] mountain rock cress or Caucasian rockcress.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to Crimea, Turkey, Iran, Caucasus and the Mediterranean.[2] It grows in crevices of limestone rocks, streams and alpine meadows.[2]

Description

Arabis caucasica is an evergreen perennial herb growing up to Шаблон:Convert by Шаблон:Convert.[2] It flowers in early spring and has white petals.[3]

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' [4] and 'Schneehaube'[5] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

See also

References

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External links

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