Thanks all. I love the cheerful little flowers and the way that it is spreading it's way down the length of the hedge. I forget that it flowers and then am delighted when it does
Didn't know it was an alpine.
I would take cuttings but don't want it to be invasive elsewhere!
It's not really invasive - it's easily kept under control - my Granny had it growing in crevices in her stone garden wall. If you want to keep it under control cut it back to within a couple of inches of the roots when flowering's finished.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oh, yes, very easy, every couple of years I would pull it all up and just stick bits in to root. I don't remember when I'd do it, probably randomly but never had a problem with it not taking or with it being invasive. Such a nice plant.
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Aubretia
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Agree with Dove.
Named after a M. D' Aubriet so correct spelling should be Aubrieta, but it is more often mis-spelled than correctly, even on Nursery labels.
Much sneered at in purist alpine circles, but it is a good plant and makes a really cheerful early splash of colour.
It always makes me think that warm weather is coming - lots of different shades of blue/mauve/violet too and takes easily from cuttings.
Think I once knew about the spelling, but blame retirement
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks all. I love the cheerful little flowers and the way that it is spreading it's way down the length of the hedge. I forget that it flowers and then am delighted when it does
Didn't know it was an alpine.
I would take cuttings but don't want it to be invasive elsewhere!
It's not really invasive - it's easily kept under control - my Granny had it growing in crevices in her stone garden wall. If you want to keep it under control cut it back to within a couple of inches of the roots when flowering's finished.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oh, yes, very easy, every couple of years I would pull it all up and just stick bits in to root. I don't remember when I'd do it, probably randomly but never had a problem with it not taking or with it being invasive. Such a nice plant.