Wall rockcress

Forming a pretty mat of flowers in pure white, wall rockcress looks spectacular in early spring. The flowers are so thick they nearly obscure its attractive grayish-green foliage.

An excellent groundcover for tight spots and well-drained soil, it's perfect in a rock garden, along a retaining wall, between pavers in a patio or walk, or along the edge of a raised bed.

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Zones:

4-7

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Height:

8-12 inches tall

Plant Width:

12-18 inches wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders,Slopes,Groundcover

Special Features:

Flowers,Attractive Foliage

Top Varieties

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Double wall rockcress

Arabis caucasica 'Plena' blooms later and longer than the species, with double white flowers on a low mound of grayish-green foliage. Zones 4-8
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'Snowfix' rockcress

Arabis caucasica 'Snowfix' is an extremely floriferous selection that grows 5 inches tall. Zones 4-8
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Garden Plans

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Spring Rock Garden
Spring Show Garden Plan

Plant It With

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Columbine

Surround columbine with wall rockcress as a groundcover. The white blooms of rockcress set off the blue, purple, maroon, and red shades of columbine.

Coralbells

Low mounds of coral bell foliage mimic the shape of wall rockcress, but its airy spires of pink blooms create a lovely contrast to the low-growing white blooms.

Lungwort

Try wall rockcress interspersed with lungwort in a partly shaded garden. The white of rockcress draws attention to the silvery splotched foliage of lungwort. Pinkish-purple blooms of lungwort top it off.

Propagation

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Division