Stonecress Membranous Podded Aethionema Membranaceum is an evergreen perennial plant native to the Caucasus and Western Asia. Stonecress Membranous Podded seeds can be planted indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost or directly outdoors after the last frost, and this variety of Stonecress is a low to the ground, cushion-forming, broadleaf, shrubby evergreen perennial plant with blue-green foliage and pretty, dense heads of multiple rich-pink flowers that emerge in summer. Blooming Stonecress attracts honeybees and butterflies and resists deer and rabbits.
Stonecress Membranous Podded is an ideal choice as a rock and alpine garden plant, compact groundcover. raised flower bed, pot, and container plant. The Stonecress flowers attract honey-bees and it makes it a perfect addition to pollinator gardens. Aethionema Membranaceum seeds germinate in 2-4 weeks, and the plant grows well in average, gritty, lean, rocky, and well-drained soil, requiring regular to low watering and tolerating drought and heat once established. This Stomecress prefers to be dry in summer, and it benefits from being cut back after flowering, when it will produce new shoots and give neat, compact plants.
PLANT PROFILE
Season: Perennial
Height: 3-6 Inches
Bloom Season: Summer
Environment: Full Sun
Soil Type: Average/Medium/Well-drained, pH 6.0-7.5
USDA Zones: 4-9
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Sow Indoors: Winter/Spring (6-8 weeks before last frost)
Sow Outdoors: Spring/Fall
Seed Depth: Surface sowing - press seeds slightly into the soil
Germination Time: 14-28 Days
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