Aubrieta

AUBRIETA x cultorum
Aubrietia

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 4" (10cm)

Flowering Time: Spring

Flower Colour: Mauve, pink, blue, white

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Dilleniiidae (Dillenia Superorder)

Order: Capparales (Caper Order)

Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage Family)
(formerly Cruciferae)

Genus: Aubrieta

Species: x cultorum (of gardens)

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Aubrieta x cultorum hybrids are perhaps the most well-known and popular spring-flowering plants. They make neat mounds of colour, with plants growing to only 4" or so in height, but spreading over a foot, making them ideal ground-cover or for growing over walls. They come in all shades of mauve, pink, blue, and the occasional white, with single or semi-double flowers, make a colourful carpet in all types of soil.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Winter
Inside (10 days)
Outside
(12-23 days)

Seed Pod The seed pod is a long, thin pod, opening into two parts with a papery membrane
between them.
Seed The seeds are small dark brown balls. There are several seeds in a pod.
Seedling The seedling is relatively large and fast-growing. The first true leaves are pointed, often
with a dark stem.

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				Germination: Winter Inside (10 days) Outside (12-23 days)
Seed Pod The seed pod is a long, thin pod, opening into two parts with a papery membrane between them. Seed The seeds are small dark brown balls. There are several seeds in a pod. Seedling The seedling is relatively large and fast-growing. The first true leaves are pointed, often with a dark stem.