About
Aubrieta glabrescens is a low-growing, evergreen perennial that typically reaches a height of around 8 cm. It develops a dense mound of small, smooth leaves in a mid-green hue. From mid to late spring, this plant produces sizable, four-petaled flowers in mauve-pink, each featuring a distinct yellow center. After flowering, it produces slender seed pods.
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
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- Up to 10 cm
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Wildlife gardens
- Native to
- Greece
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in sharply-drained, preferably neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. An ideal plant for dry areas such as rock gardens, slopes and over walls; native to rocky mountain slopes and rubble under rock cliffs 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