Aubrieta x cultorum Silberrand
Aubrieta x cultorum Silberrand
Aubrieta x cultorum Silberrand
Rock Cress, Aubrieta, Purple Rock Cress
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Description
The Aubrieta or Aubrieta 'Silberrand' is a distinctive variety, with beautiful variegated foliage, green, marginate and splashed with white. Its early spring flowering blooms in larger flowers than the typical variety, with bright violet color. Throughout the rest of the year, its evergreen leaves dress up rockeries and flowerbeds. Aubrieta forms a small spreading perennial ground cover, ideal for covering the ground. Very hardy and low-maintenance, it fits in between taller perennials to fill the soil in borders and front of flowerbeds.
Hybrid Aubrietas belong to the family of brassicaceae, mostly derived from Aubrieta deltoidea, native to southeastern Europe and Turkey. They are compact and spreading plants, forming cushions that do not exceed 15 cm in height, but spread quite rapidly to a diameter of 60 cm. Their semi-evergreen to evergreen leaves, depending on the climate, are green with white margins and variegation, and have an oval shape. In summer, the foliage sometimes turns yellow, without affecting the health of the plant, which will turn green again with the first rain. The small leaves end in a point and have roughly serrated margins. In spring, between late March and late May, the 'Pixie Pearls' variety is adorned with numerous small four-petaled flowers, in a bright violet color, with yellow stamens.
Easy to grow and with good hardiness, around -20°C, the Aubrieta 'Silberrand' thrives in a light and well-drained soil, even chalky. Ideal in rockeries, walls, borders and paving, it loves sunny exposures. Its spreading nature makes it a good plant for slopes and any type of soil, as long as it is not too dry. It also makes a good ground cover in pots, containers, and hanging baskets, with its stems cascading beautifully. Combine it with Sedums, Geranium cinereum, Dianthus, or Erigeron karvinskianus.
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Botanical data
Aubrieta
x cultorum
Silberrand
Cruciferae
Rock Cress, Aubrieta, Purple Rock Cress
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
The Aubrieta 'Silberrand' should be planted from September to March in a poor and moist, but well-drained soil with a spacing of 40 cm. This perennial appreciates a very sunny and warm exposure. Water well in the first year and then moderately in the following years. Avoid stagnant water, especially in winter! Remove faded flowers to promote autumn flowering or prune in June to maintain a compact habit.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.