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Other common names aubrieta 'Doctor Mules'
Family Brassicaceae
Genus Aubrieta are mat-forming evergreen perennials with small leaves and short racemes of 4-petalled flowers in shades of pink and purple in spring
Details 'Doctor Mules' is a trailing perennial to 10cm tall, forming a wide mat of small, scurfy, soft green leaves, with single, rich violet-blue flowers 2.5cm wide in spring
Foliage Evergreen
Habit Trailing
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H6
Full Sun
Aspect South-facing
Exposure Exposed or Sheltered
Loam
Chalk
Sand
MoistureWell-drained
SoilLoam, Chalk, Sand
pHAlkaline, Neutral
Ultimate height Up to 10 cm
Ultimate spread 0.1-0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height 2-5 years
Cultivation Best grown in well-drained soil in full sun, an ideal plant for dry areas such as chalky slopes and on walls, but it can tolerate partial shade. Being hardy it is a useful container plant for spring colour
Propagation Propagate by softwood cuttings or semi-hardwood cuttings. Species can be propagated by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in autumn or spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types Banks and Slopes Garden Edging Ground Cover City & Courtyard Gardens Coastal Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants Rock Garden
Pruning Cut back after flowering to maintain compactness
Pests Can get aphids and flea beetles
Diseases May be infected by white blister
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