Aubrieta gracilis 'KITTE'

Aubrieta gracilis 'KITTE'
aubretia, dwarf rock cress

SIZE/TYPE	low or groundcovering
USUAL HEIGHT	0.1-0.1m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.5m
LEAVES	evergreen broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	+multicolored:violet and purple red
BLOOMING TIME	April - May
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials

Aubretia is a rock plant with fantastic colour of flowers early in the season. Kitte is a variety with large flowers, possibly twice as big compared to other aubretias, rich magenta purple or purple violet with prominent veins and a small yellow eye around the throat. Leaves are evergreen, dull green, thick, quite small. It flowers usually from mid April for a few weeks.

Aubretia likes free draining soil or a pot with gritty soil. It is a beautiful edging plant for perennial beds – after the flowering has finished it makes a nice groundcover that benefits from light pruning, possibly with a small dose of a liquid fertilizer after flowering. Hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 22-04-2015

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