AUBRIETA x cultorum 'Royal Cascade Purple-Violet'

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AUBRIETA x cultorum 'Royal Cascade Purple-Violet'

Rock Cress
Select Item No. AB194

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1 Portion contains 20-250 seeds depending on value and size.
Please switch to gram for larger quantities.



Plant Description

Life Cycle: Perennial
Family: Brassicaceae
Special Features: Low-growing, mounding habit with large deep purple flowers. Colorful spring groundcover. Variable.
Historical: Named after Claude Aubriet, a French botanical illustrator
 
Basic Colour: (red / scarlet / purple)
Flower Colour: purple
Natural Flowering Period: April - May
 
Winter Hardiness Zones: Z3 - Z8
Foliage: dense clusters of oblong leaves
Growth Habit: stoloniferous / clumping
Height with Flowers: 15 cm
Spacing between Plants: 25 cm
Soil Requirements: well-drained / average
Location:
Characteristics: groundcover
Usage: honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden
Portion weight: 0.075 Gram
Grams per 1000 seeds: 0.35714 Gram
Seeds per Gram
(does not correspond to the number of plants!):
2800
Gram to get 1000 plants
(if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity):
1 Gram
Sowing Rates/Trays: 2 per cell
Plug tray recommended size(s): 128 / 288
Sowing Direction:

(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems.

(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.

Best Sowing Date
(northern Hemisphere, Field condition):
Anytime
Sowing to Germination: 2 - 3 weeks
Germination to Transplant: 4 - 6 weeks
Transplanting to Potting: 6 - 10 weeks
Container Size(s): 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") / 2-3 plugs per 15 cm (6")
Fertilizer: Medium (150-200 ppm)
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