Hardy Plants
Draba densifolia
Type: Perennial herb – forb – in the mustard
Family: Brassicaceae
Color: bright yellow
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Month: Jun-Aug
Height: 4-6 inches
Shape: cushion-like mats of small fleshy, hairy, pointed leaves in rocky crevices and on slopes
Soil: scree; tufa
Moisture: well drained
Origin: native to western North America, above 2000 meters from California to Alaska to Wyoming.
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
Propagation: by seed in spring or cuttings of single rosettes in late summer.
Notes: Also known as the dense-leaf draba