Aubrieta 'Aureovariegata' (v)

RHS Plant Profile

aubrieta 'Aureovariegata'

Dorling Kindersley 2003

Synonyms

Aubrieta 'Golden King'
Aubrieta deltoidea 'Variegata Aurea'
Aubrieta deltoidea 'Aureo-marginata'

Alpine Rockery Herbaceous Perennial

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a perennial making a mat of slender stems with small, yellow-margined leaves and mauve-pink flowers in spring

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Sand

Max Height

Up to 10 cm

Max Spread

0.5-1 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 5–10 years
Max Spread: 0.5-1 metres
Max Height: Up to 10 cm

Growing Conditions

Chalk Sand

Moisture: Well–drained
pH: Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: South–facing or North–facing or West–facing or East–facing
Exposure: Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H6

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Brassicaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Trailing
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
Name Status: Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Prefers alkaline to neutral soil in full sun. Good as ground cover or on sunny banks or walls

Propagation

Propagate by seed, softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
Rock garden
City and courtyard gardens
Gravel garden
Patio and container plants
Banks and slopes
Flower borders and beds
Garden edging
Ground cover

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids and flea beetles

Diseases

May be susceptible to white blister