The original species grows in rocky and stony habitats in the Carpathians and the Balkans.
Low-maintenance ground cover plant for sun or partial shade. Suitable for planting in rock gardens, troughs, walls, or lower perennial beds.
It is often cultivated under the incorrect species name Arais ferdinandi-coburgi.
Habitat circles A - alpinum, M1 - rocky stony mats with dry soil.