Aubrieta Seeds - Cascade Red
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Rock Cress Cascading (Aubrieta Hybrida Superbissima Cascade Red) - If you want a low growing plant to hang out of baskets, hang over a rock wall, or just add to your landscaping color, this Aubrieta cascading Rock Cress is a perfect choice. Rock cress looks beautiful cascading over rock walls and has dark red blooms in spring.MORE ROCK CRESS OPTIONS
Flower Specifications
SEASON
Perennial
USDA ZONES
4 - 9
HEIGHT
4 inches
WIDTH
24 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Mid spring to early summer
BLOOM COLOR
Red
GROWTH RATE
Moderate
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Aubrieta Hybrida
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 1000 Aubrieta seeds covers 20 square feet
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
Rock Cress Cascading (Aubrieta Hybrida Superbissima Cascade Red) - If you want a low growing plant to hang out of baskets, hang over a rock wall, or just add to your landscaping color, this Aubrieta cascading Rock Cress is a perfect choice. Rock cress looks beautiful cascading over rock walls and has dark red blooms in spring.
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 ground cover 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.
Flower Specifications
SEASON
Perennial
USDA ZONES
4 - 9
HEIGHT
4 - 6 inches
WIDTH
12 - 23 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Mid spring to early summer
BLOOM COLOR
Violet purple
GROWTH RATE
Moderate
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Aubrieta Hybrida
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 2000 Aubrieta seeds covers 40 square feet
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
12 inches
Rock Cress (Aubrieta Hybrida Whitewell Gem) - Grow this terrific perennial from Aubrieta seeds. Aubrieta Whitewell Gem, commonly known as Rock Cress, is an extremely popular rock garden plant and a familiar sight in the spring garden. It forms a low cushion of evergreen leaves, literally smothered by flowers for several months. This Rock Cress variety has flowers in various shades of purple to violet, over grey-green leaves. These ground cover plants should be trimmed lightly immediately after blooming, to encourage a thick mounding habit. Rock Cress plants are an excellent choice for a rock garden in sun or partial shade, growing over rock walls, or in alpine troughs, containers, or in mass plantings for a flowering ground cover. Aubrieta plants do take light foot traffic.
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 seeds need 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.
Flower Specifications
SEASON
Perennial
USDA ZONES
4 - 8
HEIGHT
6 - 8 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Spring
BLOOM COLOR
White
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun to partial shade
SOIL TYPE
Well-drained, pH 6.5 - 7.2
DEER RESISTANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Arabis Alpina
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
68F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
21 - 28 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
Yes
DEPTH
Do not cover the seed but tightly press into the soil
SOWING RATE
Approximately 5000 seeds covers 100 square feet or 3 - 4 seeds per plant
MOISTURE
Keep moist until germination
SPACING
10 inches
NOTE
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CARE & MAINTENANCE
Wall Rock Cress (Arabis Alpina Snow Peak) - Arabis ground cover seed produces early spring blooms and a low-maintenance ground cover. It is cold-hardy to zone 4, though in the coldest areas it will need winter mulch protection for the roots. Rock Cress ground cover drought tolerant plants may need to be replaced every 3 - 4 years, or it can be refreshed by digging it up and dividing the plants. Arabis Alpina has a sweet fragrance and attracts bees.
Rock Cress perennial ground cover establishes well from ground cover seeds. It works well as a ground cover for slopes. It is fairly drought tolerant once it is established. Use Rock Cress on a ledge of rock or a stone wall. As it matures and spreads, it will cascade over the stones. Rock Cress has attractive silvery-green evergreen leaves which hug the ground, about 6 - 8 inches in height, occasionally jumping up to 10 inches. In climates with mild winters, the leaves of this flowering ground cover plant hold their looks into winter. Trim back the Arabis Alpina plant after blooming to keep it neat and tidy.