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Aethionema subulatum

Aethionema subulatum is a small, dense, woody-based perennial subshrub from the mountains of Turkey, forming tufts up to about 10 cm tall with pink flowers. It needs sharp drainage and full sun to grow well.

Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining mineral mix such as sand, grit or rocky alpine compost.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate conditions; protect from prolonged wet cold below about -15 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Türkiye (Taurus)
Climate
temperate

About

Aethionema subulatum is a species of stonecress in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to Turkey.

Other Aethionema plants

Aethionema armenum · Persian Candytuft · Stonecress · Burnt Candytuft · Stonecresses

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aethionema subulatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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