Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica
(Rockcress)
Plant type
Evergreen perennial
Height & spread
15cm x 50cm or more
Wildlife benefit
Bee, butterfly nectar, butterfly caterpillar and moth caterpillar plant
- A mat-forming plant that nestles happily in the small planting pockets of walls and rockeries.
- Produces fragrant white flowers in late spring.
- Butterflies attracted to nectar. Orange Tip Butterfly caterpillars feed on flowers and seed pods.
- Garden Carpet, Yellow Shell and Angle Shades Moth caterpillar food plant.
- Bee plant.