Arabis alpina 'Rosea'
Wall Rock Cress
A very vibrant, ground covering and tough plant that will grow anywhere. The leaves are a mid green toothed and oval it produces a mass of white. pink/purple flowers in Spring. Very easy to care for. 'Rosea' has masses of rosy flowers blooming over a mat of small-leaved foliage.
Contributed by @jan16
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Wall Rock Cress
Latin name
Arabis alpina 'Rosea'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Brassicaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
0.30 M
Arabis alpina 'Rosea'
A very vibrant, ground covering and tough plant that will grow anywhere. The leaves are a mid green toothed and oval it produces a mass of white. pink/purple flowers in Spring. Very easy to care for. 'Rosea' has masses of rosy flowers blooming over a mat of small-leaved foliage.
Flowering Season
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Arabis caucasica bear masses of flowers in Spring.
Planting Outdoors
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant out container grown plants in spring.
Propagation by seed
From Early Autumn TO Late Winter
Sow seed in seed compost under glass in a bright/light position
Propagation by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
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