Arabis alpina
| Arabis alpina | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 0.5' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Early Spring-Late Spring |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Arabis alpina (common name: alpine rock cress)
Propagation: Seed - it is best to surface sow the seed as soon as it is ripe in a light position in a cold frame[1]. Seed can also be sown in spring. It usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks at 21°c[1]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division after flowering[2]. Very easy, the divisions can be planted out straight into their permanent positions if required.
Cuttings in a shady border in summer[3].
Cultivation: Easily grown in ordinary well-drained soil[3][1]. Prefers a sandy loam and a sunny position. Another report says that it prefers partial shade[1].
Plants resent root disturbance and are best put in their final positions whilst still small[1].
The flowers are attractive to bees.
Range: Europe. In Britain it is only found on the Isle of Skye[4].
Habitat: Screes and rocks in moist sites in mountains[5][6].
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked or raw[7][8]. An agreeable cress-like flavour[9].
Flowers - raw or cooked[7][8]. A cress-like flavour[9].
Pollinators: Bees, lepidoptera, self
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Early Summer
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 2. Thompson and Morgan, 1988.
- ↑ Sanders, Thomas. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge, 1926.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Oxford University Press, 1980.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.