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Plant details
The most popular of rock plants, aubretias are reliable plants that form wide carpets of colour in late spring and early summer. 'Doctor Mules' has purple flowers which associate particularly well with pink or yellow flowers. Team with plants of similar vigour that will not be swamped by the aubretia - yellow Alyssum saxatile, A. montanum, or pink arabis, for example. Aubretias look specially superb grown along a hollow topped wall where the plants can cascade down over the edges - plant a mixture of varieties to give a multicoloured effect. The Royal Horticultural Society has give it its prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Aubrieta
Cultivar: Doctor Mules
Plant type: Hardy perennial
Flower colour: Purple
Foliage colour: Mid-green
Feature: Flowers
Sun exposure: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained/light, Dry
Hardiness: Hardy
Skill level: Beginner
Height: 8cm
Spread: 60cm
Time to plant seeds: September to May
Time to divide plants: September to November
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