Aubrieta Axcent Series
A slowly spreading, mat-forming, evergreen perennial to about 10cm high, with small, hairy, grey-green leaves. Varieties in this series come in a wide range of pale to deep pink, red-purple and blue-purple colours, some with a central white eye. Four-petalled flowers are produced in short spikes from mid-spring to early summer.
Size
Ultimate height
Up to 10cmTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
Spring | Pink Purple | Green Grey Silver | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Summer | Pink Purple | Green Grey Silver | ||
Autumn | Green Grey Silver | |||
Winter | Green Grey Silver |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H6Botanical details
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Matforming
- Genus
Aubrieta are mat-forming evergreen perennials with small leaves and short racemes of 4-petalled flowers in shades of pink and purple in spring
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Best grown in well-drained soil in full sun but can tolerate light shade; an ideal plant for dry areas such as chalky slopes and on walls. Being hardy it is a useful container plant for spring colour
Propagation
Propagate by seed, softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Coastal
- Gravel garden
- Patio and container plants
- Rock garden
- Banks and slopes
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Cut back after flowering to maintain compactness
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, leaf and bud eelworms and flea beetles.
Diseases
May be susceptible to white blister
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