| Aubrieta | |
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| Aubrieta deltoidea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Aubrieta Adans., 1763 |
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Aubrieta (often misspelled as Aubretia) is a genus of about 20 species of flowering plants in the cabbage family Brassicaceae. The genus is named after Claude Aubriet, a French flower painter. It originates from southern Europe east to central Asia but is now a common garden escape throughout Europe. It is a low, spreading plant, hardy, evergreen and perennial. It has small violet, pink, or white flowers, and it inhabits rocks and banks. It prefers light, well-drained soil, is tolerant of a wide pH range, and can grow in partial shade or full sun.
Species
- Aubrieta anamasica
- Aubrieta alba
- Aubrieta canescens
- Aubrieta canescens subsp. cilicica
- Aubrieta columnae
- Aubrieta columnae subsp. croatica
- Aubrieta columnae subsp. pirinaca
- Aubrieta deltoidea
- Aubrieta erubescens
- Aubrieta edentula
- Aubrieta glabrescens
- Aubrieta gracilis
- Aubrieta x hybrida
- Aubrieta libanotica
- Aubrieta olympica
- Aubrieta parviflora
- Aubrieta pinardii
- Aubrieta scardica
- Aubrieta scyria
- Aubrieta thessala
- Aubrieta vulcanica
- +35 synonymous species
Cultivars
The following cultivars, of mixed or uncertain parentage, are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
- 'Argenteovariegata'
- 'Aureovariegata'
- 'Doctor Mules'
- 'Red Cascade'
References
- Koch, Marcus A.; Karl, Robert; German, Dmitry A. (January 2017). "Underexplored biodiversity of Eastern Mediterranean biota: systematics and evolutionary history of the genus Aubrieta (Brassicaceae)". Annals of Botany. 119 (1): 39–57. doi:10.1093/aob/mcw204. PMC 5218375. PMID 27941091.
- The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London, 1996, ISBN 0751304360 p.155
- ^ The Plant List
- "Aubrieta 'Argenteovaariegata'". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Aubrieta 'Aureovariegata'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Aubrieta 'Doctor Mules'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Aubrieta 'Red Cascade'". RHS. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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| Aubrieta |
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