Draba aizoides is a choice European alpine, forming tight rosettes of narrow, stiff, gray-green leaves edged with tiny white hairs. In early spring, short upright stems rise above the foliage carrying clusters of bright golden-yellow flowers, making this one of the welcome first splashes of color in the rock garden. Native to the mountains of southern and central Europe, it grows on limestone and dolomite, often rooted directly in rock crevices, cliffs, screes, and thin pockets of soil.
A superb plant for the limestone rock garden, where its compact habit is particularly effective tucked into crevices, planted between rocks, or grown in a trough or raised alpine bed. Provide full sun and very sharp drainage in a gritty, preferably alkaline soil. Like many of the finest Drabas, it dislikes sitting wet, particularly during winter. A classic and dependable choice for the serious alpine gardener.
Draba aizoides is a choice European alpine, forming tight rosettes of narrow, stiff, gray-green leaves edged with tiny white hairs. In early spring, short upright stems rise above the foliage carrying clusters of bright golden-yellow flowers, making this one of the welcome first splashes of color in the rock garden. Native to the mountains of southern and central Europe, it grows on limestone and dolomite, often rooted directly in rock crevices, cliffs, screes, and thin pockets of soil.
A superb plant for the limestone rock garden, where its compact habit is particularly effective tucked into crevices, planted between rocks, or grown in a trough or raised alpine bed. Provide full sun and very sharp drainage in a gritty, preferably alkaline soil. Like many of the finest Drabas, it dislikes sitting wet, particularly during winter. A classic and dependable choice for the serious alpine gardener.