Aethionema armenum
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Aethionema armenum.jpg
| genus = Aethionema
| species = armenum
| authority = Boiss.
| synonyms = {{Specieslist
|Aethionema polygaloides|Ledeb.
|Aethionema pseudarmenum|Stapf & Sprague
|Aethionema recurvum|Hausskn. & Bornm.
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| synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2624651 The Plant List, Aethionema armenum Boiss. ]
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Aethionema armenum, also called rock cress,{{Cite web|title=Rock Cress - Plant finder|url=https://www.knightsgardencentres.com/plantguide/plant/perennial/aethionema-armenum-warley-rose|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Knights Garden Centres|language=en}} stonecress, or Persian candytuft, is a low-growing evergreen shrub in the family Brassicaceae native to the Mediterranean.{{Cite web|title=Aethionema armenum Stonecress, Persian Candytuft|url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/Aethionema-armenum-Stonecress-Persian-Candytuft-01-20-2017.aspx|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Aethionema armenum Stonecress, Persian Candytuft|language=en}} There, it is typically found on rocky slopes above 800 meters.{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Alpine Garden Society|language=en}}
Description
Aethionema armenum produces blue-green linear leaves less than an inch long. The plant, which consists of sprawling stems that are woody at the base and herbaceous at the tips, typically reaches about 4 inches tall and 8 or more inches across. The flowers, which appear in mid-spring to early summer, are typically white or pink and 6 millimeters or more across.
Cultivation
Aethionema armenum does best in full sun and neutral to alkaline soil.{{Cite web|title=Aethionema armenum, Stone cress|url=https://patlis.com/plant/aethionema-armenum|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Patlis.com|language=EN}} In the US, it is suitable to be grown outside in hardiness zones 5–7.{{Cite web|title=Aethionema armenum 'Warley Rose' {{!}} Chicago Botanic Garden|url=https://www.chicagobotanic.org/plantcollections/plantfinder/aethionema_armenum_warley_rose--stone_cress|access-date=2021-05-12|website=www.chicagobotanic.org}} 'Warley Rose' is a common cultivar which has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{Cite web|title=Aethionema 'Warley Rose' {{!}} stone cress 'Warley Rose'/RHS Gardening|url=http://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/99112/Aethionema-Warley-Rose/Details|access-date=2021-05-12|website=www.rhs.org.uk|language=en-gb}} It is susceptible to aphids and red spider mites.{{Cite web|title=Stonecress (Aethionema armenum) - Plants {{!}} Candide Gardening|url=https://candidegardening.com/GB/plants/eaabf98455d9bdfef9c454fdb2d951f9|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Candide|language=en-GB}}
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Category:Plants described in 1842
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