Aethionema schistosum

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Item # 11060
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Aethionema schistosum

Fragrant Persian Stonecress

Quick Facts :: Growing Tips

Full and Afternoon Sun Xeric Western Only  Legend

Description:

10” x 15” wide (seed propagated). Hundreds of soft pink flower clusters smother this plant in early spring; get close and you will enjoy its intensely sweet fragrance. The tiny leaves are evergreen, and are a distinctive powder blue. When finished blooming, cut back the old flowering stems to just above the new cluster of foliage at the base of the plant. Plant in a lean, fast-draining soil, where Aethionema will spread by reseeding itself. Plant early-blooming, low-growing Veronica liwanensis or Alyssum ‘Mountain Gold’ to carpet the ground around it.

Zones 4-8

Special Notes:

Plant with Veronica liwanensis and Alyssum ‘Mountain Gold’ for a carpet of color!

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QUICK FACTS
USDA Growing Zones 4 - 8
Make the Most of Color! Pink
Regions Suitable for Elevations Above 7000 ft., Western Only
Rain Less than 10in., 10in - 20in, 20in - 30in, 30in - 40in (with care)
Bloom Time Late Spring
Sun Full and Afternoon Sun
Soil Average Garden Soil, Sandy Garden Soil
Moisture Xeric
Height Small - up to 12in.
GROWING TIPS

Cut back the old flowering stems to just above the new cluster of foliage at the base of the plant. Plant in a lean, fast-draining soil, where Aethionema will spread by reseeding itself.