Hutchinsia alpina

PRITZELAGO alpina
(HUTCHINSIA alpina
HUTCHINSIA affinis)
Alpine Cress

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 2-4" (5-10cm)

Flowering Time: Spring, summer

Flower Colour: White.

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Dilleniiidae (Dillenia Superorder)

Order: Capparales (Caper Order)

Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage Family)
(formerly Cruciferae)

Genus: Pritzelago (Hutchinsia)

Species: alpina (from the Alps)

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Pritzelago alpina, better known by its old name, Hutchinsia alpina, is an elegant plant for the rockery or trough, forming neat spreading mats of bright green ferny leaves, topped with dense clusters of tiny white flowers from spring to autumn. Even out of flower, the plants are attractive, as it is an evergreen.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Autumn
Outside (48 days)Winter
Outside (70 days)

Seed Pod The seedpod is a flat pod with a point.
Seed The seeds are yellowish flattish drops. There are few seeds in a seed pod.
Seedling The seedling is small with ferny leaves.

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				Germination: Autumn Outside (48 days)Winter Outside (70 days)
Seed Pod The seedpod is a flat pod with a point. Seed The seeds are yellowish flattish drops. There are few seeds in a seed pod. Seedling The seedling is small with ferny leaves.