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Aubrieta Variegated Red
Variegated Rock Cress
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Zone 4 to Zone 9
Plant Shapes: Carpet
1.090.440
Rock Cress is a popular spring-flowering rock garden perennial. It forms a low cushion of evergreen leaves, literally smothered by flowers for several weeks. This selection has pale yellow to creamy-white and green variegated leaves, with deep red flowers. Excellent in the rock garden, cascading over walls, for edging or in alpine containers. This is a vegetative clone, so plants must be increased by division, best done in early autumn. Plants should be trimmed lightly immediately after blooming, to encourage a thick mounding habit. Increase by careful division in early autumn. All-green shoots may arise from time to time, and these should be immediately removed or they will take over and smother the variegated portions.

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Conditions     Appearance    
Sun Exposure
  Full Sun
  Partial Shade

Soil Type
  Loamy
  Sandy
  Clay

Soil pH
  Acid
  Alkaline
  Neutral

Soil Moisture
  Average
  Moist

Care Level
  Easy

Foot Traffic
  Light

Rate of Spread
  Medium
Flower Colour
  Red

Blooming Time
  Early Summer
  Late Spring
  Mid Spring

Foliage Color
  Grey Green
  Variegated
  White
  Yellow

Plant Characteristics
  Accent: Good Texture/Form
  Containers
  Deer Resistant
  Edging
  Evergreen
  Ground Cover

Flower Head Size
  Very Small

Height
   10-15 cm
   4-6 inches

Spread
   30-60 cm
   12-23 inches


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