Groundcover Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 4 - 9
- Height: 4 inches
- Width: 12 - 23 inches
- Bloom Season: Mid spring to early summer
- Bloom Color: Mix
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Deer Resistant: Yes
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Seeds must be covered thinly
- Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.5 - 7.5
- Sowing Rate: Approximately 5000 Rock Cress seeds covers 100 square feet
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 12 inches
- Note: For detailed directions for indoor and outdoor planting, please Click Here
Rock Cress (Aubrieta Hybrida Royal Mix) - Rock Cress is a compact, mat-forming, evergreen perennial ground cover with small leaves and iridescent flowers in spring. It is easy to establish from Aubrieta ground cover seeds, and it is an incredible performer producing masses of blooms. This ground cover plant only grows to about 4 inches tall, but it can spread up to two feet! This mix has bloom colors of blue, red, violet, and shades of each to make a wonderful display. Aubrieta Royal Mix ground cover seed can be planted in pots or directly in the garden.
Rock Cress Aubrieta is a worthwhile plant for the rock garden. This mat-forming perennial ground cover seems to thrive in impoverished and hungry shallow soils. Rock Cress literally carpets the ground in a gorgeous profusion of blooms in early spring. Plant Rock Cress in crevices of walls or on a steep bank to flow over in a broad range of colors. In the hottest climates, Rock Cress plants will perform better with some partial shade during the hot afternoon.
Sow Aubrieta ground cover seed indoors 6 - 8 weeks before the last expected frost date. Use starter trays using a sterilized mix. Press the Rock Cress seeds into the soil and thinly cover. The Aubrieta seed needs light to germinate. Transplant into the garden 12 inches apart after frost danger has passed. After frost season has passed, Rock Cress ground cover seeds can be directly sown into a prepared seedbed outdoors.
Shaker Bottle With Seed Starting Matrix |
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Shake 'n Seed - We are now offering shaker bottles filled with our seed starting matrix: rich soil, gardening sand, water absorbing crystals, and starter fertilizer. This not only helps dispense your seed, but it gets it off to a great start! Simply remove lid from shaker bottle, add seed from packet, put back on lid, shake the bottle vigorously for 15 seconds, and then shake your way to beautiful new plants! Use Shake 'n Seed over good quality soil, and then gently water to keep seed moist until it sprouts. Great for ground covers or mass planting flower seeds. |