Aethionema pulchellum

AETHIONEMA pulchellum
(AETHIONEMA grandiflora,
EUMONIA pulchellum)
Stone Cress

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 6-8" (15-20 cm)

Flowering Time: Spring

Flower Colour: Pink

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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: Aethionema

Species: pulchellum (pretty)

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Aethionema pulchellumis a useful plant for a rockery. It is a short woody plant or subshrub with evergreen bluish leaves. In spring, it bears dense rounded clusters of tiny pink flowers with a yellow eye on the ends of the branches.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Winter
Inside (11 days)
Spring
Outside (18 days)

Seed Pod The seed pod is a flattish heart-shaped saucer, opening into two parts with a papery
membrane between them.
Seed The seeds are small yellow balls. There are few seeds in a pod.
Seedling The seedling has rounded leaves.

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				Germination: Winter Inside (11 days) Spring Outside (18 days)
Seed Pod The seed pod is a flattish heart-shaped saucer, opening into two parts with a papery membrane between them. Seed The seeds are small yellow balls. There are few seeds in a pod. Seedling The seedling has rounded leaves.