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Aubrieta Swan Red - Rock Cress

Aubrieta Swan Red
Purple rock cress

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Aubrietia Swan Red, an evergreen mat covered with a red-violet flowers.
Height at maturity
10 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Best planting time February to March, September to October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

Perennial plants for rockeries, flowering walls or pavements where they often form large evergreen mats covered in carpets of flowers in spring.

Flowering

Flower colour red
Flowering time January
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Semi-evergreen
Foliage colour medium green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 10 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Aubrieta

Cultivar

Swan Red

Family

Brassicaceae

Other common names

Purple rock cress

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Planting and care

Any ordinary soil, well-drained, rather dry and stony.

Planting period

Best planting time February to March, September to October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Type of use Border, Container, Slope
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Calcareous
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, rocky

Care

Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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