About
Aubrieta Florado Neon Pink ('Floag17002') is a compact, low-growing perennial that reaches approximately 10 cm in height. This evergreen plant features small, grey-green foliage. In April to May, it produces vibrant cerise-pink blooms with a distinctive greenish-yellow center.
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, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Hanging basket, Patio and container plants, Rock garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soil in full sun, though it can also tolerate partial shade This plant was part of the RHS Aubrieta, Arabis and Aurinia trial 2024-2026
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering to maintain shape
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, or semi-hardwood cuttings in midsummer. Propagate by seed in spring or autumn, though seed-grown plants may vary
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, leaf and bud eelworms and flea beetles
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to white blister and downy mildew