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Aubrieta T&M Mixed Hybrids Seeds

Aubrieta abies T&M Mixed Hybrids
Rock cress

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A mat-forming perennial whose small, medium green foliage covers itself with purple, violet, pink and blue flowers from March to May. Aubrietia or Aubretia is ideal for rock gardens, borders, window boxes and the tops of low walls. Very easy to grow in rich, well-drained soil.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
12 cm
Exposure
Sun
Annual / Perennial
Perennial
Germination time (days)
21 days
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Sowing period February to April
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Description

Aubretia T&M Mixed Hybrids is a mat-forming perennial plant whose name is spelled different ways. In Latin, it is called Aubrieta T&M Mixed Hybrids.

It is the perfect plant for rock gardens, borders, window boxes, or for hanging over low walls.

It chokes out small weeds fairly quickly and only grass shoots seem to resist it. It is a very easy plant to grow, even in the case of a maintenance-free garden.

It thrives in rich, well-drained (even dry) soil in the sun. It likes limestone soils.

Aubrieta is a plant with small, medium green foliage that snakes along the ground and spreads rapidly into a 40 cm wide mat that is a good ten centimetres thick.

From March to May, a multitude of small cruciform flowers, gathered in small clusters, literally smother the foliage, transforming it into a carpet of purple, violet, pink and blue.

Flowering

Flower colour violet
Flowering time March to May
Inflorescence Cluster
Flower size 1 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Flowering description Small flowers of 1 cm (0.4 in), cruciate, gathered in small clusters of purple, violet, pink, and blue.

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour medium green
Foliage description Small foliage of medium green colour, composed of pubescent, oblong and dentate leaves.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 12 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Aubrieta

Species

abies

Cultivar

T&M Mixed Hybrids

Family

Brassicaceae

Other common names

Rock cress

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

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Planting and care

Sow Aubrieta from February to June, in a seed tray. Use good quality compost. Broadcast sow your seeds. Cover the seeds with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite, tamp down lightly and water copiously in a fine spray or a fine mist. Place your tray in a bright place without direct sunlight, at a temperature of 18 °C.

Germination takes 14 to 21 days. As soon as the seedlings are large enough to be handled, prick them out into 7 cm pots. Then 15 days before planting them out in their final positions, start to acclimatize them gradually down to a temperature of 10-12 °C.

End of May, beginning of June, the temperatures in the garden should be warm enough to plant out your seedlings. Choose a position with lots of sun. Add a good shovelful of compost to each planting hole. Space your plants 30 cm apart.

Cut the mounds back slightly after flowering to maintain a compact growth habit.

Sowing period

Sowing period February to April
Germination time (days) 21 days

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Dry soil, rather dry and chalky
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