About
Aubrieta 'Aureovariegata' is a perennial that forms a dense mat of slender stems. Its foliage features small leaves edged in yellow, while the plant produces mauve-pink flowers during the spring season.
About the genus
Aubrieta are low-growing, evergreen perennials characterized by their small foliage and compact clusters of four-petaled blooms that appear in pink and purple hues during the spring season.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Trailing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Rock garden, City and courtyard gardens, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Prefers alkaline to neutral soil in full sun. Good as ground cover or on sunny banks or walls
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and flea beetles
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to white blister