Purple Rock Cress
Aubrieta deltoidea
Lilacbush, Lilac Bush, Rainbow Rock Cress
Aubrieta deltoidea 4
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Aubrieta deltoidea is an evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial from the Brassicaceae family. It has a compact, mat-forming habit and produces small, ovate to oblong, grey-green leaves. In spring it produces short racemes of four-petalled pink flowers with yellow centres.
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Difficulty
Easy
Flowering time
Summer, Spring
Fruiting time
Summer, Autumn
Harvesting
Generally not harvested.
Propagation
Cuttings
Take softwood cuttings in summer or semi hardwood cuttings in late summer to early autumn.
Special features
Ground cover
Attractive flowers
Environment
Light
Full Sun
Soil moisture
Dry
Soil type
Sand, Chalk, Loam
Soil PH preference
Acid, Neutral
Frost hardiness
Half-Hardy
Personality
Family
Brassicaceae
Flower colour
Pink
Scent
None
Problems
Can also suffer from white blister.
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