Easily grown in ordinary well-drained soil. Succeeds in dry soils and on walls. There is some confusion over the correct name for this species, according to one report this species is a synonym for A. hirsuta whilst another report says that this species exists in its own right.

Young leaves - cooked.

Seed - it is best to surface sow the seed as soon as it is ripe in a light position in a cold frame. Seed can also be sown in spring. It usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks at 21°c. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division after flowering. Very easy, the divisions can be planted out straight into their permanent positions if required. Cuttings in a shady border in summer.

Dry calcareous slopes, central and southern Europe.