Aubrieta

Aubrieta (often misspelled as Aubretia) is a genus of flowering plants in the cabbage family Brassicaceae.<ref name="Koch2017">Template:Cite journal</ref> The genus is named after Claude Aubriet, a French flower painter. It includes over 20 species native to southeastern Europe and Western Asia.<ref name = powo/> Some species have escaped from gardens 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.<ref>The Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersley Ltd., London, 1996, Template:ISBN p.155</ref>

Species

23 species are accepted.<ref name = powo>Template:Cite web</ref>

• Aubrieta albanica Template:Small
• Aubrieta alshehbazii Template:Small
• Aubrieta amasya Template:Small
• Aubrieta anamasica Template:Small
• Aubrieta birolmutlui Template:Small
• Aubrieta canescens Template:Small
• Aubrieta columnae Template:Small
• Aubrieta deltoidea Template:Small
• Aubrieta edentula Template:Small
• Aubrieta ekimii Template:Small
• Aubrieta erubescens Template:Small
• Aubrieta glabrescens Template:Small
• Aubrieta gracilis Template:Small
• Aubrieta x hybrida Template:Small
• Aubrieta intermedia Template:Small
• Aubrieta libanotica Template:Small
• Aubrieta necmi-aksoyi Template:Small
• Aubrieta olympica Template:Small
• Aubrieta parviflora Template:Small
• Aubrieta pinardii Template:Small
• Aubrieta scardica Template:Small
• Aubrieta scyria Template:Small
• Aubrieta thessala Template:Small
• Aubrieta vulcanica Template:Small

Cultivars

The following cultivars, of mixed or uncertain parentage, are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-

• 'Argenteovariegata' <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 'Aureovariegata'<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 'Doctor Mules'<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 'Red Cascade'<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>