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<i>Aubrieta</i> 'Purple Cascade' (Cascade Series)

<i>Aubrieta</i> 'Purple Cascade' (Cascade Series)

Aubrieta 'Purple Cascade' (Cascade Series)

aubrietia F1

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approx 400 seeds £2.79

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Position: full sun
Soil: moderately fertile, well-drained, preferably neutral or alkaline soil
Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
Flowering period: March to May
Hardiness: fully hardy

Producing masses of rich purple flowers in spring, this aubreta looks fab when allowed to tumble over the edge of a raised bed or provide ambling ground cover through an alpine bed. Flourishing in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral or alkaline soil, this is an especially free-flowering variety.
Garden care:In a cold frame or unheated greenhouse, surface sow the seeds onto trays filled with good quality compost and water well. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, thin out and pot on individually. Once well established, harden off and plant them out in a sunny spot, allowing 30cm between each. Cutting the plants back hard after they have finished flowering will help keep them bushy - and may encourage a second flush of flowers.
Sow: February-June or September-October
Flowering: March-May
Approximate quantity: 400 seeds.

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expecting a wonderful display in the spring!

5

for 10 years I have had squares of gravel, slab & camomile in the front garden, this year the camomile didn't recover from the wet spring and I decided to replace it with aubretia. As I needed 150 plants I though I would try seeds never having had much success in the past. I now have squares of healthy, bushy aubretia plants waiting to show off their colour in the spring, I am looking forward to their display.

Ravenscraig

by the sea in Fife

2016-12-20

How does your Garden grow - perfectly thank you

5

Purchased to fill in a blank spot in the garden which it will do very nicely.

merlin

Lincolnshire

2016-12-19

Lovely plant

5

I love Aubrietas as there is nothing like the purple carpet of flowers around you in spring.The plants from Crocus are always well packaged and very healthy.

Helena

Oxfordshire

2016-12-10

I would buy this product again

5

Thank you terrific service - always so perfectly packaged and prompt delivery

Mary

Farnham

2016-12-01

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Spring flowering ground cover plant? Hello, I want to put in some small ground cover plants. There is one which comes in a dark shade of purple, and also a lighter colour I think. I have also seen it used in rockeries. It is a very common one, seen in many gardens, comes out in the spring and I thought it was called Aubretia or something like that.....Do you sell this? Thanks Jan

Jan Gorse 2009-07-19

Hello Jan, It is called Aubretia. I have attached link. There is nothing quite like it for providing a bold blast of colour so early in the year. http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/seeds/flower-seed/aubretia-purple-cascade-cascade-series/itemno.SD30000504/ Helen Plant Doctor

2009-07-20

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What is that purple spring bellflower type plant? Dear Steve, Every Spring I see a lovely purple bellflower type flowers in people's rockeries but I don't know the name of the plant. Can you help? Thanks very much Jane

MISS JANE FRASER 2009-07-02

Hello Jane, The most colourful cascading plants in spring, that are grown in rockeries are Aubretia - they put on a wonderful display

2009-07-04

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