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Brassicaceae
Aubrieta
Aubrieta deltoidea
cheerful abundance.
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Aubrieta
- Native to
- Mediterranean, Middle East, Central Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 0.25-0.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- alkaline, well-drained, rocky
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Aubrieta is named after Claude Aubriet, the French botanical artist who illustrated Pierre Tournefort's 1700 voyage to the Middle East.
- In spring it produces such masses of small flowers that the foliage is entirely hidden beneath a cascade of purple, earning it the name 'rock cress.'
- It thrives in alkaline soils, wall crevices, and rock gardens where drainage is extreme — conditions that kill most other perennials.
- After flowering, cutting aubrieta back hard by half encourages a dense second flush of bloom and prevents it from becoming woody.
- Despite its Mediterranean origin, aubrieta is exceptionally cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures well below 0°F when planted in well-drained soil.
Color meanings
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cheerfulness
1
generous spirit
2
cascading joy