Rock Garden Plants
Boechera atrorubens (Suksd. ex Greene) Windham & Al-Shehbaz  
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FamilyBRASSICACEAE
Genus speciesBoechera atrorubens (Suksd. ex Greene) Windham & Al-Shehbaz 
BibliographyHarvard Pap. Bot. 11: 64 (2006)
Native RangeOregon to Washington
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-800m
Descriptionsubglabrous, leaves oblanceolate, dentate, stem leaves distinctly auriculate, racemes 6-20-flowered, sepals dark purple-black, petals 15-20mm, siliques 6-12cm, glabrous
Size8-60cm
Colorred-purple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsArabis atriflora Suksd.
Arabis atrorubens Suksd. ex Greene
Arabis sparsiflora var. atrorubens (Suksd. ex Greene) Rollins
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington)
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