Aubrietia deltoidea
| Aubrietia deltoidea | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Evergreen | |
| Height: | 0.5' |
| Width: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Late Spring |
| Native to: | |
| Shelter | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Aubrietia deltoidea (common name: aubretia)
Propagation: Seed - surface sow in an outdoor seed bed in the spring. Light aids germination. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks at 18°c[1]. When they are growing away well, plant them out into their permanent positions.
Division after flowering[2]. Larger divisions can be planted straight into their permanent positions whilst smaller clumps are best potted up and kept in a cold frame until they are growing away well.
Cuttings, June/July in a frame[2].
Layering after flowering[3].
Cultivation: Prefers full sun and a neutral to alkaline soil[4]. Prefers a limey soil[5]. Dislikes shade except in areas with hot summers[4]. Thrives in any deep rich loam in any situation except in the shade of trees[3]. Plants are apt to die out in heavy or damp soils[2][4]. Plants can be grown in old walls[6].
A very ornamental plant[3], it is the parent of the cultivated garden aubretias and there are also many named varieties[7].
Plants often self-sow in gardens[6].
A good bee and butterfly plant[8][5].
Range: Europe - S. Greece. A garden escape in Britain[9].
Habitat: Amongst rocks, mainly in hilly areas[10].
Usage: A useful ground cover for a sunny position, it should be cut back after flowering to prevent it becoming straggly[11]. It forms a carpet of growth[7].
Pollinators: Bees
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
In Leaf: Evergreen
Seed Ripens: Early Summer
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 2. Thompson and Morgan, 1988.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sanders, Thomas. Popular Hardy Perennials. Collingridge, 1926.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 International Bee Research Association. Garden Plants Valuable to Bees. International Bee Research Association, 1981.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Grey-Wilson, Christopher and Victoria Matthews. Gardening on Walls. Collins, 1983.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Thomas, Graham. Plants for Ground Cover. Everyman, 1990.
- ↑ Carter, David. Butterflies and Moths in Britain and Europe. Pan, 1982.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Polunin, Oleg. Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Oxford University Press, 1980.
- ↑ Napier, Elspeth. Ground Cover Plants. Cassells, 1989.