Common Aubrieta

Aubrieta Deltoidea

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Overview

Aubrieta deltoidea, or Common Aubrieta, is a vibrant, low-growing perennial suitable for rock gardens and borders. This groundcover boasts lush evergreen foliage with small, delta-shaped leaves. From mid to late spring, it erupts in a profusion of purple, pink, or blue four-petaled flowers. It thrives in full sun to partial shade, requires well-drained soil, and typically spans 6-12 inches with a 12-24 inch spread. Hardy in Zones 4-8.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 5–7

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — This groundcover boasts lush evergreen foliage with small, delta-shaped leaves

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — This groundcover boasts lush evergreen foliage with small, delta-shaped leaves

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — low-growing perennial suitable for rock gardens and borders

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — scientifically named Aubrieta deltoidea

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — and typically spans 6-12 inches with a 12-24 inch spread

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — requires well-drained soil

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — It thrives in full sun to partial shade

Culture

Sun: Full, Half
Water: Medium
USDA zones: 5–7

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Brassicaceae

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Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — From mid to late spring, it erupts in a profusion of purple, pink, or blue four-petaled flowers

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — This groundcover boasts lush evergreen foliage with small, delta-shaped leaves

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — low-growing perennial suitable for rock gardens and borders

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — scientifically named Aubrieta deltoidea

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — and typically spans 6-12 inches with a 12-24 inch spread

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — requires well-drained soil

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — It thrives in full sun to partial shade

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — four-petaled blooms from early to mid-spring

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — Aubrieta deltoidea thrives in well-drained soil and prefers a full sun exposure to partial shade

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — limestone regions of southeastern Europe

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — is an indispensable evergreen perennial known for its vibrant and eye-catching cascades of purple flowers

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — this robust plant is drought tolerant

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — consider employing the Common Aubrieta at the front of flower beds

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — cascading over walls or edges

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — Its dainty gray-green foliage remains attractive year-round

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — or even tucked into crevices of rock gardens

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — providing a pleasant backdrop for other seasonal blooms

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — Hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9, it stands up to cooler temperatures quite well

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — enhancing the aesthetic of any landscape design

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — lavender and pink flowers in the garden

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — ground cover / perennial for full or half

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — ground cover / perennial with lavender and pink blooms

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — This groundcover boasts lush evergreen foliage with small, delta-shaped leaves; four-petaled blooms from early to

Common Aubrieta (Aubrieta Deltoidea) — low-growing perennial suitable for rock gardens and borders; it thrives in full sun to partial shade

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