Not fussy about soil. Several plants fill into a nice mass in just a few years. Useful as ground cover with flower spikes as a bonus. Water droplets stay on the hexagonal leaves long into the day for an eye-catching, jeweled appearance. Even though they remain under a foot tall, they catch your eye.
Foliage has enough onion smell to keep deer at bay.
Valued for its small flowers and low-growing habit in rock gardens, in containers, and as edging, Arabis blooms from April to June. Easy to grow. Spreads readily and can become invasive over time. Bleeding Hearts Grows easily. Sprouts in early spring.