Aubrieta (often misspelled as Aubretia) is a genus of about 20 species[1] 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.[2]

Aubrieta
Aubrieta deltoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Aubrieta Adans., 1763
Species
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Species

• Aubrieta anamasica[3]
• Aubrieta alba[3]
• Aubrieta canescens[3]
• Aubrieta canescens subsp. cilicica[3]
• Aubrieta columnae[3]
• Aubrieta columnae subsp. croatica[3]
• Aubrieta columnae subsp. pirinaca[3]
• Aubrieta deltoidea[3]
• Aubrieta erubescens[3]
• Aubrieta edentula[3]
• Aubrieta glabrescens[3]
• Aubrieta gracilis[3]
• Aubrieta x hybrida[3]
• Aubrieta libanotica[3]
• Aubrieta olympica[3]
• Aubrieta parviflora[3]
• Aubrieta pinardii[3]
• Aubrieta scardica[3]
• Aubrieta scyria[3]
• Aubrieta thessala[3]
• Aubrieta vulcanica[3]

+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' [4]
• 'Aureovariegata'[5]
• 'Doctor Mules'[6]
• 'Red Cascade'[7]

References

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