Dwarf Rock Cress

Aubrieta gracilis Brassicaceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Balkan Peninsula

Location

Heasley Rock Garden

Source of plant

Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery

Description

Stems slender and prostrate, forming thin carpets or tufts reaching 4" in height. Leaves narrowlylanceolate, to 3/8" long, entire. Flowers 5/8" across, calyx saccate; fruit to 1" or more long, narrowlylinear, flat, finely stellate-hairy to glabrescent, style to 1/4" long.

USDA Hardiness Zone

7