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Aubrieta deltoidea

Aubrieta deltoidea

purple rock cress

Common name purple rock cress

Family brassicaceae

Life cycle perennial

Flowers purple (spring)

Size 4", spreading

Light sun

From seed germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

Seed ripens mid-July

Two varieties have graced our garden through the years. Our first was Aubrieta deltoidea var. leichtlinii, which performed nicely with flowers starting in April - but disappeared after a few years. More recently, we've tried the cultivar 'Whitewall Gem'. To me, it's about the same, with maybe slightly lighter-colored flowers.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: rock garden, rock garden annex, the lane, driveway bed, orchard nursery area

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Seed-starting details for this plant

Seed for leichtlinii from JLH '00 order. Sixpack at 70F (87%G, starting 5d)
Same seed as above. Pot set outside March 22, lots of germination by April 20
Seed for Whitewall Gem from '03 trade. Baggy 70F (80%G, 7-10d)
Seed for WWG from '06 garden. Baggy 70F (80%G, 4-8d)
Same seed as above. Baggy 65F (70%G, 7-10d)

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common mis-spellings: Aubretia, aubrietia

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