About
Aethionema grandiflorum Pulchellum Group is an evergreen sub-shrub that typically grows up to 20 cm tall with a rounded form. Its foliage consists of narrow, blue-green leaves. In spring, this plant produces small flowers that range from pale to deep pink, arranged in compact clusters at the tips of the shoots.
About the genus
Aethionema includes annuals, evergreen perennials, and sub-shrubs, characterized by racemes of small pink or white blossoms that rise above tidy leaves.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Sand, Loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Coastal
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, well-drained, alkaline soil in full sun. Will tolerate poor, acid soils although growth will be more compact
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in spring. Propagate by rooting softwood cuttings in late spring or early summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and glasshouse red spider mite
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free