Purple Rock Cress
Aubrieta deltoidea
Also known as
Lilacbush, Rainbow Rock Cress, False rock cress, Purple rock cress, Aubrieta
Aubrieta deltoidea 4 by Stan Shebs (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Full Sun
Easy care
Light watering
Half-hardy
4a-9b
USDA zone
-34°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
30cm | Max | 60cm |
10cm | Min | 20cm |
2 years to reach maturity
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Purple Rock Cress Overview
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.
How to harvest Purple Rock Cress
Generally not harvested.
How to propagate Purple Rock Cress
Seed
Cuttings
Take softwood cuttings in summer or semi hardwood cuttings in late summer to early autumn.
Special features of Purple Rock Cress
Ground cover
Attractive flowers
Other uses of Purple Rock Cress
Rock garden, edging, ground cover. Spring interest.
