East facing, north facing, south facing, west facing
Position in Border:
Front
Soil
Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Rock cress, Arabis, is a popular alpine plant, for its easy going nature and free-flowering habit, typically bearing masses of flowers on short stems in late spring and early summer, above dense mats of evergreen foliage. Plants look effective grown with late flowering tulips in a well-drained border or a raised bed; on a rock garden they combine well with variegated aubretia.
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi ‘Old Gold’ bears sprays of small white flowers over a tapestry of gold-green variegated foliage. It's ideal for ground cover in rock gardens, bed edges, gravel beds and all containers with sedums and other alpines. For best results grow Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi ‘Old Gold’ in free-draining soil in full sun or partial shade.
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Arabis ‘Old gold’ and wildlife
Arabis ‘Old gold’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.