Aethionema armenum

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Aethionema armenum
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Aethionema
Species:
A. armenum
Binomial name
Aethionema armenum
Synonyms [1]
  • Aethionema polygaloidesLedeb.
  • Aethionema pseudarmenumStapf & Sprague
  • Aethionema recurvumHausskn. & Bornm.

Aethionema armenum, also called rock cress, [2] stonecress, or Persian candytuft, is a low-growing evergreen shrub in the family Brassicaceae native to the Mediterranean. [3] There, it is typically found on rocky slopes above 800 meters. [4]

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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. [3] The flowers, which appear in mid-spring to early summer, are typically white or pink and 6 millimeters or more across. [4]

Cultivation

Aethionema armenum does best in full sun and neutral to alkaline soil. [5] In the US, it is suitable to be grown outside in hardiness zones 5–7. [6] 'Warley Rose' is a common cultivar which has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [7] It is susceptible to aphids and red spider mites. [8]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Aethionema armenum Boiss.
  2. ↑ "Rock Cress - Plant finder". Knights Garden Centres. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  3. 1 2 "Aethionema armenum Stonecress, Persian Candytuft". Aethionema armenum Stonecress, Persian Candytuft. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  4. 1 2 "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.
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