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Scientific Name: | Aubrieta x cultorum |
Common Name: | common rock cress |
Family Name: | Brassicaceae |
Origin: | Garden origin |
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
Habit: | Epiphytic |
Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
Texture: | Medium - fine |
Landscape Uses: | Perennial border, Rock garden, Spring interest |
Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pubescent, Oblong, Dentate |
Flowers: | Raceme, White, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Apr-May |
Fruit: | Silique, Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Brown, Jun-Jul |
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. |