Aethionema grandiflorum
Persian stone cress, Persian candytuft
Also known as Aethionema pulchellum
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 0.23m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
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About this plant
This is a charming small plant that makes a cushion of pretty, fine green foliage. It flowers for several weeks from May, producing fragrant pink blossoms. It is a good plant for a site since it thrives where the soil is poor and gritty and it produces the maximum number of flowers. In rich soil there are less flowers and growth may be rather lax. Persian candytuft will self-seed abundantly, not always a virtue. It grows up to 30cm (1ft) in height.
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Stem colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, fragrant
- Shape
- Prostrate
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.23m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Scented garden, Rock garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Ground cover
- Hazards
- No
- Pet safe
- Yes – listed in our pet-safe plants
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed young plants with slow release fertiliser
Spread a slow release fertiliser around the base of the plant to the edge of the foliage spread, so that it can feed the roots. It is helpful for this to be applied for several years.
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost until the plant becomes well established.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.