Product Description
Overview
Yellow White Milkmaid (Arabis alpina or Arabis caucasica) is a graceful flowering plant that produces delicate, creamy-white to pale-yellow blooms. Known for its soft texture and compact growth, this perennial variety thrives in cool or mild climates and creates a charming display along borders, rock gardens, and edges.
Key Features
- Produces beautiful yellow-white star-shaped flowers.
- Non-GMO and suitable for easy home planting.
- Thrives in cool, mild, or temperate climates.
- Perfect for rock gardens, borders, or pots.
- Attracts bees and butterflies.
- Low-maintenance and long-lasting blooms.
Specifications
- Common Name: Milkmaid
- Scientific Name: Arabis alpina / Arabis caucasica
- Plant Type: Perennial
- Flower Color: Yellow-White
- Blooming Season: Spring to Early Summer
- Height: 8–12 inches
- Spacing: 10–12 inches apart
- Sunlight Requirement: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Water Requirement: Moderate, prefers well-drained soil
- Soil Type: Loamy, sandy, or slightly rocky soil
- Soil pH: 6.0–7.5
- Hardiness Zones: 4–9 (USDA)
- Germination Time: 14–21 days
- Germination Temperature: 18–22°C (64–72°F)
- Non-GMO / Organic: Non-GMO
- Maintenance Level: Low
- Special Feature: Attracts pollinators, compact growth, cold-hardy
Planting & Growing Guide
- Sow seeds directly outdoors in early spring or indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost.
- Scatter seeds lightly on the surface and press gently into soil.
- Keep soil moist until germination occurs (about 2–3 weeks).
- Provide full sunlight or light shade.
- Thin seedlings to 10–12 inches apart once established.
- Water moderately; avoid overwatering.
- Deadhead faded blooms to encourage extended flowering.
