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Aubrieta 'Elsa Lancaster'

  • Perennial
  • 5 cm high
  • Purple flowers
  • Evergreen
  • Hardy to approx. -10°C

Garden use

Use

Groundcover Troughs

Site and growing conditions

Scree Crevice garden Gravel garden Rockgarden Alpine house Dry bed

Ornamental value and special features

Wintergreen

Growth

Slow

Care

Difficult

Characteristics

Height 3 - 5 cm
Flowering time April - May
Flower colour violet
Leaf colour dark green
Growth habit tuft
Growth rate slow
Hardiness down to about -10°C

Site conditions

Light full sun, sunny
Moisture very dry, dry, winter dry
Soil highly permeable, pervious
Soil fertility none to little

Botanical information

Botanical name Aubrieta 'Elsa Lancaster'
Genus Aubrieta
Family Brassicaceae
Origin hybrid