Family | BRASSICACEAE |
Genus species | Arabis caerulea All. |
Bibliography | Auct. Syn. Meth. Stirp. Hort. Regii Taur.: 22 (1773) |
Native Range | Alps |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and scree |
Altitude | 1900-3500m |
Description | leaves thick, basal leaves in rosette, obovate, erect, apically 3-5-dentate, stem leaves sessile, flowers small in short raceme |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | bluish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Arabis caerulea f. pubescens Bolzon Crucifera coerulea (All.) E.H.L.Krause Turritis caerulea (All.) All. |
Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |