Aubrieta Hamburger Stadtpark

The 'Hamburger Stadtpark' Aubrieta is a particularly vigorous and floriferous German variety, which quickly forms beautiful cascades of small flowers in an intense violet, slightly blue, very bright colour. It blooms in spring, on a dense carpet of small silver-green leaves, ornamental even in winter. An essential classic in rockeries and on walls.

Hybrid Aubrietas belong to the Brassicaceae family, mostly originating from Aubrieta deltoidea, native to southeastern Europe and Turkey. They are rhizomatous plants with a compact and spreading habit, forming cushions that do not exceed 15cm (6in) in height, spreading quite rapidly over a diameter of 60cm (24in). Their semi-evergreen to evergreen leaves, depending on the climate, are slightly silvery green and oval in shape. In summer, the foliage sometimes turns yellow, without affecting the health of the plant, which will regain its green colour with the first rain. The small leaves end in a point and have coarsely serrated margins. In spring, between the end of March and the end of May, 'Hamburger Stadtpark' is adorned with numerous small flowers with four petals, in a beautiful intense violet shade.

Very hardy, Aubrietas can withstand -20°C (1°F) without any problems. With a homogeneous spreading growth, they are ideally suited for border planting. Not demanding in terms of soil, as long as it is not too dry, they also thrive in rockeries or on flowering walls: they create lovely patches of colours, like an impressionist painting. They are good colonizing plants, which allows for greening a sun-exposed slope, the joints of paving stones, the gaps in walls - Aubrietas are fabulous. They also work well in balconies and hanging baskets, with their stems cascading over the container to hide its edges. The 'Hamburger Stadtpark' variety pairs well with the reddish-purple colour of Aubrieta 'Royal Red', Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Eydangeri' or pastel tulips, silver basket, Montpellier soapwort, or Erigeron karvinskianus.