About
Aubrieta 'Hamburger Stadtpark' is an evergreen perennial that forms a dense mat or trails gracefully, reaching a height of up to 15 cm. In spring, it produces numerous small, four-petaled purple blooms. This plant is ideal for cascading over low walls.
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, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Matforming
- 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, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Rock garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun; it is a useful plant for dry areas such as chalky slopes or the tops of walls This plant was part of the RHS Aubrieta, Arabis and Aurinia trial 2024-2026
- Pruning
- Clip over after flowering to keep plants bushy
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, softwood cuttings or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, flea beetles and leaf and bud eelworms
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to white blister