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ARABIS caucasica Compacta 'Schneehaube'
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Origin: | Cultivar. Species is native to the Caucasus. |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | ARABIS caucasica 'Schneehaube' with large, pure white flowers and compact habit. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream) |
| Flower Colour: | white |
| Natural Flowering Period: | March - April |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z3 - Z7
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| Foliage: | oval, semievergreen, covered with thin hairs, sligtly lobed or coarsly toothed on the edges, grayish green |
| Growth Habit: | stoloniferous / compact / wintergreen |
| Height with Flowers: | 15 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 20 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.042 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.28571 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
3500 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 3 - 5 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
