Arabis Old Gold, also known as Gold Rock Cress, is a striking hardy evergreen perennial prized for its vivid gold and green variegated foliage and its cheerful white spring blooms. Forming a dense, mat-forming carpet of low-growing growth, it is one of the most reliable and low-maintenance perennials available for rockeries, alpine settings, and garden borders alike. Supplied as a pack of 3 established plants in 9cm pots, each plant arrives ready to be placed straight into the garden or a container.
Plant Growing Conditions:
\nArabis Old Gold is a sun-loving, hardy perennial that thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. It is perfectly suited to rock garden and rockery settings, chalk garden borders, and alpine rock garden environments. Equally at home as a wall plant or path edging plant, it excels at the front of a border or along a garden edge. Tolerant of partial shade and highly drought tolerant once established, it is one of the most dependable outdoor garden plants available for low-effort growing across a wide range of conditions.
Cultural Information:
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- Botanical Name: Arabis ferdinandi-coburgii 'Old Gold' \n
- Common Names: Rock Cress, Gold Rock Cress, Arabian Cress \n
- Classification: Hardy Evergreen Perennial \n
- Fully Grown Height & Spread: 5–10 cm × 30–45 cm (variety dependent) \n
- Growth Habit: Mat-forming, Trailing, Low-growing Spreading Perennial \n
- Perfect for: Rock Gardens, Rockeries, Alpine Borders, Wall Planting, Path Edging, Front of Border, Wildlife Gardens, Containers & Pots \n
- Flowering Time: Spring (March to May) \n
- Flower Colour: White \n
- Planting Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade \n
- Attracts: Bees, Butterflies & Pollinators \n
- Type: Hardy Evergreen Perennial — fully hardy in UK & Northern European climates \n
- Foliage: Striking Gold and Green Variegated Leaves, retained year-round \n
- Soil Type: Well-drained, chalk, sandy or loamy soils \n
- Drought Tolerance: High once established \n
- Maintenance Level: Low — evergreen ground cover that suppresses weeds naturally \n
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What's Included:
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- 3 x Arabis Old Gold plants \n
- Supplied in 9cm pots, ready to plant \n
- Ideal for autumn planting to allow roots to establish ahead of the spring flowering season \n
Note: This listing is for the Old Gold variety, recognised for its distinctive gold-variegated foliage — a feature that sets it apart from standard green-leaved rock cress varieties and provides year-round visual interest even outside the flowering season.