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The mustard family was formerly known as cruciferae, because of the four-petaled, cross-shaped flowers. Nearly all of its members are herbaceous, and most of them are edible - including such staples as cabbage, beets and greens. Many small rock garden plants also belong in this family.

I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the brassicaceae family. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page.

Botanical name	Common name	Category	Flowers	Size
Aethionema armenum	stone cress	perennial (Z5-8)	pink (late spring)	3-8"
Aethionema caespitosum		perennial	lavender-pink	2-4"
Aethionema grandiflorum	stonecress	perennial (Z5-9)	pink (late spring-summer)	6" tall, 12" wide
Aethionema oppositifolium		perennial	pale pink
Aethionema schistosum	fragrant Persian stonecress	perennial (Z4-8)	pink (early spring)	6-12"
Alliaria petiolata			white
Alyssum montanum	creeping basket of gold	perennial (Z2-9)	yellow (spring)
Arabis alpina 'Snowcap'	mountain rockcress	perennial (Z4-7)	white (early spring)	4"
Arabis androsacea	rock cress	perennial (Z6-9)	white (spring)	2-3"
Arabis blepharophylla 'Spring Charm'	rose rock cress	perennial (Z3-7)	pink (spring)	4-10 in.
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi	alpine wall cress	perennial (Z5-9)	white	6"
Arabis soyeri	rock cress	perennial	white	3"
Aubrieta deltoidea	purple rock cress	perennial	purple (spring)	4", spreading
Aurinia saxatilis	basket of gold	perennial	yellow	12"
Cardamine pratensis	cuckoo flower; lady's smock	perennial	white/pale lilac	8"
Cleome hassleriana	spider flower	annual	pink (summer)	4'
Descurainia sophia	tansy mustard	annual?	yellow (spring)	18"
Draba aizoides	whitlow-grass	perennial	yellow (late winter-mid spring)	2" tall
Draba arabisans	rock whitlow-grass	perennial	white (spring)	4-8"
Draba condensata		perennial	yellow (early spring)	3"
Draba dedeana		perennial	white
Draba dubia	whitlow-grass	perennial (?)	white	small
Draba fladnizensis		perennial	white	8"
Draba lasiocarpa var. compacta		perennial (Z6)	yellow (spring)	4-6"
Draba paysonii		perennial	yellow (early spring)	3"
Fibigia clypeata	Roman shields	biennial/perennial	yellow	3' tall
Hesperis matronalis	dame's rocket	biennial	purple (spring)	4'
Iberis sempervirens	candytuft	perennial (Z4-10)	white (spring)	10"
Iberis simplex		perennial
Lesquerella alpina	alpine bladderpod	perennial	yellow (May-July)	4"
Lesquerella ovalifolia	oval-leaf bladderpod		yellow	7"
Lobularia maritima	sweet alyssum	annual	white, purple (summer-fall)	3"
Lunaria annua	honesty; moneyplant	biennial	purple (April)	2'
Lunaria rediviva	perennial honesty	perennial (Z5-8)	lilac (May-June)	24-36"
Malcolmia maritima	Virginia stock	annual	various colors (summer)	12"
Matthiola incana	common stock	annual	various colors (summer)	12"
Matthiola longipetala ssp. bicornis	evening scented stock	annual	violet (summer)	12-18"
Nasturtium officinale	watercress	perennial	white
Rorippa sp.	yellow cress		yellow	1-3'
Sisymbrium luteum		perennial (Z4-8)	yellow (late spring)	2-4'
Streptanthus farnsworthianus	Farnsworth's jewelflower	annual	white	30"
Thlaspi alliaceum?	garlic pennycress	annual	white (April)	12"
Thlaspi bellidifolium		perennial	pink	4"
Thlaspi species	mountain pennycress	perennial	white (summer)	12"

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