Dwarf Rock Cress
Aubrieta gracilis
Brassicaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Balkan Peninsula
Location
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