Aubrieta
- Height × spread
- 0.05m – 0.15m × 0.3m – 5m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Generally available in Spring
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About this plant
Delightful cushion or mat-forming plants that are ablaze with flowers in spring when they smother themselves with blooms in shades of white, red, pink, blue or violet, as well as the odd fervent magenta. Their foliage is generally coloured soft green and there are also varieties with subtly variegated leaves. They naturally inhabit dry, sunny and rocky places and look good on slopes and tumbling over walls.
- Flower colour
- Blue, Lilac, Mauve, Pink, Purple, Red, Rose, Violet, White
- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey, White, Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome, Prostrate
- Height
- 0.05m – 0.15m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Rock garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Deer resistant, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
AutumnNow
Autumn · Planting
Remove offsets to create new plants
Offsets are small plants or shoots that develop around the parent plant. They should have developed a root system of their own before they are detached. They can be planted directly, or grown in pots if so small they could be 'lost' in the garden.
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Planting
Prune after flowering
When the plant has finished flowering, cut the trailing stems back by half their length or more to retain a compact and appealing habit.
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