Description
Draba nivalis forms small, dense rosettes of small grey-green hairy leaves. It produces white flowers in the spring. Its natural habitat are rocky outcrops, open tundra and meadows Arctic Europe, Arctic America and mountains of Norway.
It is a small, attractive Brassica which is excellent for rock and crevice gardens as well as a diminutive specimen plant in the alpine house.
More Details:
FAMILY: Brassicaceae
SYNONYMS: Draba lonchocarpa
COMMON NAME: Snow Whitlow Grass
NATIVE: Arctic Europe, Arctic America and mountains of Norway
HEIGHT: 10 cm (4″)
SPREAD: 10cm (4″)
SOIL TYPE: All, prefers an alkaline soil with good drainage
SOIL PH: Alkaline
ASPECT: Sun
UK HARDINESS: Hardy
FLOWERING TIME: Spring – Summer
FLOWER COLOUR: White
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Grey-Green
A hardy plant which should survive normal winter conditions outside, especially in well drained soil with protection from winter wet. If grown in pots it is recommended to place in a sheltered position for the winter.
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