Aethionema

Aethionema - A beautiful group of alpine and rock plants found on the sunny mountains near the Mediterranean. They grow freely in borders of well-drained sandy loam, but their home is the rock garden. The tall Ae. grandiflorum forms a spreading bush about a foot high, from which springs racemes of pink and lilac flowers. It also grows well in borders in ordinary soil, and, when in flower in summer, is among the loveliest of plants. As the stems are prostrate, a good effect will come from planting them where the roots may descend into deep earth, and the shoots fall over the face of rocks at about the level of the eye. Easily raised from seed, and thrive in sandy loam. There are many species, but few are in gardens. All the cultivated kinds are dwarf, and may be grouped with alpine plants. The other best kinds are A. coridifolium, A. pulchellum, A. persicum.

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