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aubretia question
peter privett
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I have a lot of what I think is aubretia (masses of lilac tiny ground cover flowers, we inherited it when we moved in so not certain of its name)
I have always just left it be, but this year it has gone mad and I will have to tidy it up.
My question is, can you/should you give the aubretia a haircut after flowering???
Also can you start cuttings from it, or do you have to buy new seed??
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Thanks for that Verdun,
In the past the aubretia looks very bedraggled and exhausted after flowering, so a trim cannot look any worse I dont think.
I have noticed the many colours that are available and are bright and vibrant.
I think I'll have a portion.
mine are looking awful at the moment as the snails have enjoyed munching it?, does it self seed readily? parts of mine have small seed pods on I wondered whether I should cut them back or just leave them?
Mmmm !! interesting point.
I think they can spread by layering themselves. If you look closely you can see what looks like a lot of small roots coming out of the stems. Try pegging them into the soil and covering them with earth. Then protect then from the B slugs and snails, as they tend to prune to death.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
Mine are all gown from seed and two years on this has been their first good year. Thanks for hair cut advice, was wondering what to do.
Yes - they benefit enormously from a good prune after flowering. They'll often flower a little later on if you do that too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Don't fancy looking at such a mess for the rest of the Summer. Any suggestions?