Arabis albida

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Arabis albida in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Arabis albida, Stev. (A. caucásica, Willd.). Fig. 298. A few inches high, pubescent: lower Lvs. narrow at the base, the upper auriculate-clasping, all angle-toothed near the top: fls. in a loose raceme, the calyx shorter than the pedicel, the petal-limb oval and obtuse. Eu. B.M. 2046. Gn. 62, p. 280; 72, p. 67; 74, p. 620. F.E. 16:611. —Blooms early, is fragrant, and is well adapted for rock-gardens and edgings, and covering steep banks. Var. flore-pleno, Hort. Double. Gn. 65, p. 306. Var. variegàta, Hort., has yellow-white stripes on Lvs. Gt. 45, p. 108. Var. Billardiêri, Boiss. (A. Billardièri, DC.). Hoary-pubescent, slender: Lvs. small, very obtuse, entire or with 1 or 2 teeth at base: pod long, slender and spreading: fls. often tinged. Eastern. Gn. 63, p. 422. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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