Potting and Repotting RockCress. Drought-tolerant rockcressgrows well in containers, but it prefers alkaline soil (a pH higher than 7.0). Rockcresses is a hardy plant known for its low maintenance needs. It prefers well-draining soil and can tolerate a range of light conditions from full sun to partial shade. QUANTITY: 400 Seeds. OTHER: Rockcressgrows low & wide making it an excellent ground cover, rock garden plant, or ornamental cascading over walls. Arabis Plant Growing & Care Guide for Gardeners. How to Grow Arabis Plants in the garden; Members of the Arabis genus include Rockcress, Arabidopsis, and Wall cress. Caring for Rockcress. Pest and Disease Management. Harvesting and Storing. Propagation Techniques. Rockcress in Your Garden. RockCress will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. Arabis alpina, mountain rockcress or alpine rockcress.RF3AYPY30–Akureyri Iceland, white flowers of arabidopsis lyrata also known as lyrate rockcressgrowing in rock garden. Planting Tips: Ease of care: simple to grow. Uses: Rockcress works well in rock gardens, along a retaining wall, between pavers in a patio and as a front border in a perennial garden. Rockcressgrows low and wide making it an excellent ground cover, rock garden plant, or ornamental cascading over walls. It also looks great in pots or hanging baskets. Wall RockCress is grown widely as a rock garden or ground cover perennial. … RockCress seeds produce plants that form a mounding cushion of olive-green leaves... Habitat: Smooth Rockcressgrows from taproot and since it is biennial, it propagates from reseeding. It will prefer shade or partial sun with average loamy soil and moderate moisture. How to growRockcress from seeds. Mountain RockCress seeds can be directly sown outside after last frost, or indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Plants will tolerate a light or partial shade. Geographical range. rockcress ARGL. GENERAL INFORMATION. Picture sourced from USDA.9. Ravenscroft, Dean. “Guide to GrowingRockcress and Wall Cress.”