About
Aethionema 'Warley Rose' is an evergreen sub-shrub that grows to about 20 cm in both height and width, featuring a compact, rounded form. Its leaves are linear and exhibit a grey-green hue. In late spring and early summer, the plant produces clusters of bright rose-pink flowers at the tips of its stems.
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, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing, North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grows best in well-drained alkaline soil but will tolerate poor acid soils. Short-lived
- Pruning
- Deadhead after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and glasshouse red spider mite
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free