Arabis hirsuta
| Arabis hirsuta | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Early Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Arabis hirsuta
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. Succeeds in dry soils and on walls[K].
Range: Most of Europe, including Britain, N. Africa and N. Asia to Japan.
Habitat: Chalk and limestone slopes, limestone rocks and walls, dunes and dry banks[4].
Edibility: Young leaves - cooked[5].
Pollinators: Bees, lepidoptera, insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 2. Thompson and Morgan, 1988.
- ↑ Sanders, Thomas. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge, 1926.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.