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Alpine/Rockery
Trailing
H5 (hardy - cold winter)
Pink and Purple in Spring
Green, Grey/Silver and White in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
Up to 10 cm
0.1-0.5 metres
2-5 years
aubrieta 'Argenteovariegata'
Brassicaceae
Aubrieta are mat-forming evergreen perennials with small leaves and short racemes of 4-petalled flowers in shades of pink and purple in spring
'Argenteovariegata' is a mat-forming or trailing perennial whose small leaves have variable white margins, contrasting with the single mauve-pink flowers in spring
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Best grown in well-drained soil in full sun, an ideal plant for dry areas such as chalky slopes and on walls, but it can tolerate partial shade. Being hardy, it is a useful container plant for spring colour.
Propagate by seed, softwood cuttings or semi-hardwood cuttings
Banks and Slopes, City/Courtyard Gardens, Coastal, Cottage/Informal Garden, Garden Edging, Ground Cover, Patio/Container Plants or Rock Garden
Cut back after flowering
Can get aphids and flea beetles
May be infected by white blister
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