common rock cress - KPU Plant DB

Scientific Name:

Aubrieta x cultorum

Pronunciation:

aw-bree-EH-tuh ex kull-TORE-um

Common Name:

common rock cress

Family Name:

Brassicaceae

Plant Type:

Herbaceous perennial

Key ID Features:

Leaves alternate, sessile, most matured blades obovate, 1-2.5cm long x 1-1.5cm wide, sparsely toothed margin, downy; raceme florets about 2cm wide with four brightly coloured petals.

Habit:

Epiphytic

Form:

Creeping / Mat-like

Texture:

Medium - fine

Mature Height:

0.1 - 0.2m

Mature Spread:

0.3 - 0.6m

Growth Rate:

Fast

Origin:

Garden origin (A. deltoidea x A. gracilis)

Hardiness Rating:

Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)

Exposure:

Full sun, Part sun/part shade

Soil/Growing Medium:

Well-drained

Landscape Uses:

Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest

Additional Info:

Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include A. 'Red Cascade' and A. 'Grandiflora'

Leaf Morphology:

Glossary

Form:

Simple

Arrangement:

Alternate

Texture/Venation:

Soft flexible

Surfaces:

Pubescent

Colour in Summer:

Green, Silver / Grayish

Shapes:

Oblong

Apices:

Rounded

Bases:

Attenuate

Margins:

Dentate

Inflorescence Type:

Raceme, Floriferous

Flower Morphology:

Flowers perfect

Number Of Petals:

4

Corolla Shape:

Cruciform

Ovary Position:

Superior

Colour (petals):

Showy, White, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red

Flower Time at Peak:

Apr, May

Fruit Type:

Silique, Aborted (hybrids) or absent

Fruit Colour:

Brown

Fruiting Time:

Jun, Jul

Additional Info:

Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:

Green

Maintenance:

Low

Other:

shear back once flowers are spent

Pest Susceptibility:

Aphids or adelgids, Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)

Course(s):

Level 4 Apprenticeship

Location(s):

(ONE) Overpass North side East : cv. Red Cascade

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