Biology:Aethionema armenum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Aethionema |
| Species: | A. armenum
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| Aethionema armenum Boiss.
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Aethionema armenum, also called rock cress,[2] stonecress, or Persian candytuft, is a low-growing evergreen shrub in the Brassicaceae family native to the Mediterranean.[3] There, it is typically found on rocky slopes above 800 meters.[4]
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 United States , 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
- ↑ The Plant List, Aethionema armenum Boiss.
- ↑ "Rock Cress - Plant finder" (in en). https://www.knightsgardencentres.com/plantguide/plant/perennial/aethionema-armenum-warley-rose.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Aethionema armenum Stonecress, Persian Candytuft" (in en). https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/Aethionema-armenum-Stonecress-Persian-Candytuft-01-20-2017.aspx.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Home" (in en). https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/.
- ↑ "Aethionema armenum, Stone cress" (in EN). https://patlis.com/plant/aethionema-armenum.
- ↑ "Aethionema armenum 'Warley Rose' | Chicago Botanic Garden". https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantcollections/plantfinder/aethionema_armenum_warley_rose--stone_cress.
- ↑ "Aethionema 'Warley Rose' | stone cress 'Warley Rose'/RHS Gardening" (in en-gb). http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/99112/Aethionema-Warley-Rose/Details.
- ↑ "Stonecress (Aethionema armenum) - Plants | Candide Gardening" (in en-GB). https://candidegardening.com/GB/plants/eaabf98455d9bdfef9c454fdb2d951f9.
Wikidata ☰ Q7485442 entry
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