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Hutchinsia- (Chamois Cress)
Hutchinsia alpina |
Hutchinsia is a European alpine, growing wild high up in the Alps
and Pyrenees. In early sumer the leaves are covered by clusters of white
flowers, but these blooms are much smaller than those borne by its more popular
relative Arabis and Iberis. This easy-to-grow and hardy alpine can be lost
if planted between large rocks. The best place for it is in a trough, raised
bed or crevice in a dry wall. Hutchinsia is short-lived but it readily
self-seeds.
VARIETIES:
There is a single species -
H.
aplina. The basic details are height 2 in., spread 9 in., flowering period
May-July. The rosette of evergreen leaves gives the plant a tuffed appearance-
this foliage is dark green, shiny and divided into small leaflets.The short
flower-stalks appear in profusion and at the top of each one is a crowded
1 in. cluster of small, pure white flowers. Each bloom has the usual Crucifer
pattern of four petals. The variety
brevicaulis (1 in. high) is even smaller than the
species.
SITE
& SOIL:
Requires well-drained gritty soil - thrives in sun or light
shade.
PROPAGATION:
Sow seeds as soon as they are ripe.
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