(Alpine Rockcress, Caucasus Rockcress, Snow Cap Rockcress)

Pretty and early-flowering, 'Snow Cap' blooms more heavily than your average alpine rockcress. It is a low-growing perennial that brightens up rock gardens and mixed borders. This mat-forming evergreen has soft, gray-green leaves. In late spring it puts forth short, upright stems topped with fragrant, four-petaled flowers of white.

Alpine rockcress is drought tolerant but does not appreciate extreme heat. It grows best in full sun and average soil with good drainage. Its flowers attract bees...

(Alpine Rockcress)

Pretty and early-flowering, mountain rockcress is a low-growing perennial that brightens up rock gardens and mixed borders. This mat-forming evergreen has soft, gray-green leaves. In spring it puts forth short, upright stems topped with fragrant, four-petaled white flowers.

Hailing from rocky, mountainous areas in Europe and the Mediterranean, mountain rockcress is drought tolerant but does not appreciate extreme heat or humidity. It grows best in full sun and average soil with good drainage....

(Alpine Rockcress, Snowfix Rockcress)

Pretty and early-flowering, alpine rockcress is a low-growing perennial that brightens up rock gardens and mixed borders. This mat-forming evergreen has soft, gray-green leaves. In late spring it puts forth short, upright stems topped with fragrant, four-petaled flowers of white.

Alpine rockcress is drought tolerant but does not appreciate extreme heat. It grows best in full sun and average soil with good drainage. Its flowers attract bees and butterflies and look great in combination with pansies,...

(Alpine Rockcress, Caucasus Rockcress, Variegated Rockcress)

Pretty and early-flowering, variegated rockcress has lovely variegated foliage of soft green edged in cream. It is a low-growing perennial that brightens up rock gardens and mixed borders. This mat-forming evergreen has soft, gray-green leaves. In late spring it puts forth short, upright stems topped with fragrant, four-petaled flowers of white.

Alpine rockcress is drought tolerant but does not appreciate extreme heat. It grows best in full sun and average soil with good drainage. Its flowers...

(Alpine Rockcress, Caucasus Rockcress, Little Treasure™ Deep Rose Rockcress)

Pretty and early-flowering, Little Treasure™ deep rose rockcress is a low-growing perennial that adds a splash of color to rock gardens and mixed borders. This mat-forming evergreen has soft, gray-green leaves. In late spring it puts forth short, stems covered with fragrant, four-petaled flowers of cheerful rose-pink. Plant become so densely covered with flowers that they engulf the foliage.

Alpine rockcress is drought tolerant but does not appreciate extreme heat. It grows best in full sun and...

(Rose Rockcress)

Fragrant and dainty, the rosy purple flowers of the rose rockcress appear above the compact green foliage in late spring. A short-lived, evergreen, tuft-forming perennial that is native only (endemic) to the central and northern of California, it grows in gritty soils and is salt-tolerant.

The oval leaves have small teeth and are a satiny green, often with tiny white hairs on the margins. In late spring, short stalks carry clusters of tiny flowers that will attract butterflies. These blooms are...

(Rose Rockcress, Rote Sensation Rockcress)

This small rockcress, ‘Red Sensation,’ is a bright-flowering selection of a California native. It is a mat-forming, evergreen perennial with oval, deep green leaves arranged in ground-hugging rosettes. Bright clusters of tiny, four-petalled, magenta-fuchsia flowers are borne on short stems from late spring into summer. These are sweetly scented and long-lasting, attracting butterflies.

Grow 'Red Sensation' in full sun and gritty, well-drained soil. If the soil remains wet in winter, this plant...

(Rose Delight Rockcress, Rose Rockcress)

Fragrant and dainty, the pale rose-fuchsia flowers of ‘Rose Delight’ rockcress bloom above the compact green foliage in late spring. The parent species is a short-lived, evergreen, tuft-forming perennial that is native to central and northern California, where it grows in gritty soils and coastal regions.

The oval leaves have small teeth and are a satiny green with haired edges. In late spring, short stalks bear clusters of tiny flowers that attract butterflies. These blooms are rosy pink to pink-fuchsia...

(Rose Rockcress, Spring Charm Rose Rockcress)

What a pretty California native for sunny rock gardens. Rose rockcress is a mat-forming evergreen perennial with soft deep green leaves that form ground-hugging rosettes. Bright clusters four-petaled rosy-pink flowers are borne on short stems from late spring into summer. These are sweetly scented and long-lasting.

Protect this sun-loving plant from winter moisture as plants have a tendency to suffer from root rot when conditions are too cool and wet. Though adapted to full sun, it does not appreciate...

(Rockcress)

Usually pest-free and blooming in many shades of pink in mid to late spring, hybrid rockcress creates a delicate show in an alpine setting. This mat-forming, evergreen, short-lived perennial resulted from the cross of the vigorous wall rockcress (Arabis caucasica) with Arabis aubrietioides. The small leaves are held in loose rosettes. Each blade is an oval with small teeth and may range in color from medium green to gray-green, with or without tiny hairs. The small flowers, appearing...