Botanical Name: Aubrieta deltoidea
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Common Name: Rockcress  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Lavender, Pink, Purple, White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Grey

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Parking Strip, Patio, Walkways, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Mass Planting, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Steve Mullany

  • Description

  • Notes

Rockcress is a lovely little spring bloomer, well suited to rock gardens, parkstrips, or the edges of walks or perennial borders. Mounds of grey-green, evergreen leaves form mats 4 to 6 inches tall and 12 or more inches wide. In mid to late spring, there is a profusion of pink, rose, lavender, or white flowers, depending on the cultivar. If snipped after blooming, the mats have a tidy appearance all summer long.
Grow in well drained soil in full sun to part shade. Adaptive to soil type, as long as it is well draining. Over-watering will cause the plant to "melt-out" in the center.