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Aethionema armenum

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Species of flowering plant

Aethionema armenum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Aethionema
Species: A. armenum
Binomial name
Aethionema armenum
Boiss.
Synonyms
  • Aethionema polygaloides Ledeb.
  • Aethionema pseudarmenum Stapf & Sprague
  • Aethionema recurvum Hausskn. & Bornm.

Aethionema armenum, also called rock cress, stonecress, or Persian candytuft, is a low-growing evergreen shrub in the family Brassicaceae native to the Mediterranean. There, it is typically found on rocky slopes above 800 meters.

Description

Aethionema armenum produces blue-green linear leaves less than an inch long. The plant, which consists of sprawling stems that are woody at the base and herbaceous at the tips, typically reaches about 4 inches tall and 8 or more inches across. The flowers, which appear in mid-spring to early summer, are typically white or pink and 6 millimeters or more across.

Cultivation

Aethionema armenum does best in full sun and neutral to alkaline soil. In the US, it is suitable to be grown outside in hardiness zones 5–7. 'Warley Rose' is a common cultivar which has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is susceptible to aphids and red spider mites.

References

  1. The Plant List, Aethionema armenum Boiss.
  2. "Rock Cress - Plant finder". Knights Garden Centres. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  3. ^ "Aethionema armenum Stonecress, Persian Candytuft". Aethionema armenum Stonecress, Persian Candytuft. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  4. ^ "Home". Alpine Garden Society. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  5. "Aethionema armenum, Stone cress". Patlis.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  6. "Aethionema armenum 'Warley Rose' | Chicago Botanic Garden". www.chicagobotanic.org. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  7. "Aethionema 'Warley Rose' | stone cress 'Warley Rose'/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  8. "Stonecress (Aethionema armenum) - Plants | Candide Gardening". Candide. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
Taxon identifiers
Aethionema armenum


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