Drummond's Rockcress

Arabis drummondii A. Gray

Mustard family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Biennial, Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Pink, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly)
Larval Host Euchloe ausonides, Euchloe olympia, Paramidea lanceolata

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode I., Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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