Can Aubrieta be grown as a houseplant?

Aubrieta, or aubretia, is a herbaceous species that belongs to the Cabbage family and is an evergreen, creeping perennial shrub. It is found both in European countries, for example, in Italy, France, and in the countries of South America. The habitats are different everywhere. Aubrieta can be seen on rocks, along river banks, in gardens or rock gardens. The plant got this name thanks to the famous illustrator Claude Aubrie, who wrote his works in the botanical genre. During flowering, the aubriet resembles a continuous green carpet. A distinctive individual feature of the plant is the ability to produce healthy and rich foliage throughout the year.

Description of the aubrieta flower

Small, elongated leaves have serrated ends and a rough surface. The flower's calyx consists of four petals, which reach a diameter of about 1 cm. Their color is very diverse. All flowers are collected in racemose inflorescences. The orbieta blooms profusely throughout the whole season. If you observe regular plant maintenance, following the advice of gardeners, you can also see re-flowering in the fall. The fruit resembles a bean pod in appearance, in which small brown seeds ripen.

To start growing this amazing flower in your garden, you need to learn how to plant seedlings, and only then transfer them to open ground. Below we will look at how the plant reproduces, its diseases, methods of protection from insects and the rules for caring for a flower.

Cultivation of aobriety from seeds

Seed propagation for this type of plant gives rather high shoots. However, it is best to take advantage of growing seedlings, which can then be transplanted, as sowing seeds directly into the soil can cause the variety to split. In this case, it is possible to expect the beginning of flowering of the aubriet only in the spring. The seeds are sold in shops selling garden products.

Sowing is best done before the onset of the spring thaw. This time falls around the end of February. They are sown in small pots, which are filled with a mixture of peat and humus. From these containers, young seedlings will then be planted in open ground. Before planting, the soil is pre-moistened, then seeds are placed on its surface, which are sprinkled with a small amount of sand. It also needs to be watered on top. The planted crops are covered with a protective film. In order for the seeds to start germinating, it is necessary to maintain a constant temperature, which should be between 18 and 21 degrees.

Seedling care rules

As a rule, sowing seedlings from seeds is time-consuming and must be looked after with great care. Do not forget to air and water every day. The first shoots begin to appear after a few weeks. As soon as the green leaves become visible, you can remove the protective film. Try not to overflow the seedlings, as the aubrieta does not tolerate excess moisture. If you feel that the seedlings are not yet fully matured for transplanting and are not developing enough, then the plant can be fed. For these purposes, a mixture of mineral fertilizers diluted in low concentration is used.

Aubrieta is difficult to take root during transplantation and most often dies. In this regard, a flower grown at home on a windowsill is not suitable for picking. If there is a desire to completely eliminate the intermediate transplanting of seedlings, it is necessary to sow seeds for seedlings in different pots.

Planting aubriets in open ground

As soon as the spring frosts recede, you can begin to transplant the aubriet from the seedling container. Choose an area for growing a flower should be responsibly. Consider the fact that this plant loves bright sun and does not tolerate shade. In order to achieve intensive and long-lasting flowering, it is necessary to prepare a plot for planting seedlings, which will be located on the sunny side of the vegetable garden or garden. Even the most meager soil is suitable for growing aubriets. It grows well on any rocky terrain and is not picky about the choice of soil. However, the soil must absorb moisture well and contain ash or peat. A small slightly alkaline or neutral soil environment is allowed.

You can plant Aubrieta on a flower bed as you like. The plant is quite malleable and flexible. The size and length of the roots of the seedlings will affect the planting depth. The width of the hole must be made half the width of the seedling pot. When growing a flower in a plastic container, the dishes must be lowered into water so as not to damage the plant when removing it. After air bubbles rise to the surface of the pot, the seedling is carefully removed and placed in the hole. The area of ​​soil around it is pressed a little and sprinkled with sand, then watered.

Shaving care in the garden

Aubrieta is a rather unpretentious flower and does not require any special efforts when leaving. Adult specimens may not need watering for a long time, the only exception is dry and hot summers. Typically, under normal temperature conditions, over-watering can cause overgrowing of the plant, which in turn will drown out flowering. Young shoots need to be watered a little more often until they are completely strong. Sprinkling is considered to be the most optimal watering method. The soil in the flowerbed must be constantly loosened and weeds removed.

During the flowering period, the soil around the plant is sprinkled with sand to preserve the root moisture. In early spring or autumn, Aubriet needs to be fed with special mineral fertilizers, which are used by gardeners when growing perennial plant varieties.

It is necessary to carry out a complex pruning of all green shoots after the aubrieta ends the growing season. Thanks to such measures, young green stems and leaves will soon begin to appear. They will be a wonderful addition to the flowers growing next door in the flowerbed. This floral carpet will retain its beauty until the next autumn bloom.

Aubriet flowers after flowering

Recommendations for collecting seeds

As mentioned earlier, the seed propagation method does not make it possible to preserve the varietal properties of the seedlings. Nevertheless, if the task is to collect seeds, then for this, during pruning, it is necessary to leave several shoots with ovaries on the bush. After the pods have matured and darkened, they need to be cut.The husked seeds are dried and well ventilated. They are then used for seeding in the manner described above.

Preparing for winter

After spring blooming, experienced gardeners usually prune. In case of another bloom that occurs in the fall, it is recommended to leave all leaves and shoots intact for the winter. Re-pruning is best done next season. An adult perennial plant can easily survive the winter if there is sufficient snow cover. Under more severe conditions, it is necessary to cover the bush with dry foliage and spruce branches to protect it from death and freezing.

Breeding methods

Aubriet flower can be propagated in any convenient way, since the plant is unpretentious in this regard. The method of propagation by seeds or cuttings is mainly used. The cultivation of aubriets from seedlings was described in detail by us a little earlier. Gardeners who have extensive experience in breeding various flower crops choose the seed method of propagation. Before planting, the flowerbed area is cleared of weeds, small stones and dug up. A mixture of fertilizers is applied to the prepared soil, then it is sprinkled with wood ash and chalk and moistened. The seeds are planted at some distance from each other, after which they are sprinkled with sand and watered. If the planting was carried out in the spring, then you can expect the first shoots after 10-20 days. In the case of autumn planting of seeds, young shoots will appear only the next year.

Propagation by cuttings

The method of propagation by cuttings is widespread. When pruning aubriets in summer, as a rule, a large number of green shoots remain, on which there are no flowers. A greenhouse is used for planting cuttings. Prepared soil is poured into it in advance, consisting of peat and sand. Cuttings that have taken root are transplanted into a flower bed. In areas where low winter temperatures prevail, seedlings are left in a greenhouse until spring arrives, so that they, as it should, can get stronger and take root.

Reproduction by dividing the bush

The division of the bush is carried out both in spring and in autumn, but the plant is quite difficult to tolerate such an event. It is often carried out in a specific sequence. Initially, it is required to dig up the Aubriet bush and divide it into equivalent parts, in which strong shoots and roots will be present. Then they are planted in different holes. It is worth noting that this breeding method is far from always successful. The separated parts of the plant are difficult to take root, so gardeners prefer growing aubriets from seeds or cuttings.

Diseases and pests

Aubrieta is a resistant ornamental plant to the effects of any diseases and pests. Occasionally, there are cases of infection with powdery mildew. This fungal disease causes a white bloom that appears on the leaves and flowers, which turns brown over time. Due to illness, the flower loses its attractiveness. The plant gradually begins to wilt and turn black. To stop the further spread of the disease, the bushes are treated with a solution of colloidal sulfur.

The greatest danger to the aphid is aphid, which takes away the strength of the plant and feeds on its cell sap. Aphids are a carrier of various viral diseases. To destroy it, drugs such as Fufanon or Karbofos are used. If the number of pests is too large, then the treatment is repeated several times to completely get rid of the insects.

Aubriet flower growing in rocky terrain is practically unaffected by pests and diseases.

Types and varieties of obriety

Today there are about 12 species of this flower, including cultivated varieties. In our area, such types as white aubriet, graceful aubriet, and Kolumka aubriet are rare.Here, for example, the deltoid aubriet, which looks like a short perennial green plant, is more widespread. The leaves are jagged at the edges and gray-green in color. Small purple flowers gather in racemose inflorescences that resemble a lilac bush. The flowering period begins in late spring and lasts about a month. This variety is considered to be the first cultivated cultivated type of flower.

Aubrieta hybrid or cultivated is a plant that reaches a height of about 20 cm, which can winter well. Leaves with serrated ends are elongated, purple flowers of small diameter. Aubrieta cultivated is propagated by seeds. The most popular varieties are:

• Aubrieta is cascading, with flowers of various colors and gray-green leaves. A bush of this kind retains greenery even for the winter.
• Fascinating Morocco is a graceful flower with large cups of blue, red or pink color.
• Cote d'Azur is an Abrite variety characterized by abundant and frequent flowering throughout the year.
• The giant waterfall is a perennial hybrid of lilac, pink or red, grows up to 15 cm and has small flowers.

There are other equally well-known varieties of obriety: Carnival, Gloriosa, Wanda, Blue King, Queen, Royal Keskade, Triumfant and others.

Aubrieta - growing a flower in the garden (video)

Aubrieta is a cute herbaceous perennial that can transform your summer cottage in an amazing way. It will cover a rockery or an alpine slide with a colorful carpet, create a bright background for other flowers in a flower bed, and decorate vertical surfaces with a cascade. Good shaving and as a potted houseplant. It can be grown as a balcony culture and gets along without any problems with all the blooming neighbors on the site. The best way to grow a plant is from seeds.

Aubrieta growing from seeds: when to plant

The color of flowers in this highly decorative plant can be very diverse. There are varieties with flowers:

• light blue;
• pale pink;
• purple;
• blue;
• crimson;
• violet;
• lilac;
• purple;
• white.

Coloring flowers obriety

Aubriet comes from South European and Central Asian countries. This groundcover is suitable for continuous vertical and horizontal garden decoration and has been successfully used by landscape designers around the world.

Advice! The plant grown from seeds begins to bloom in May next year. The flowering period is one and a half months. If you cut off the shoots immediately after flowering, it can bloom again. Thus, it is easy to ensure a blooming carpet throughout the summer.

Obriety varieties

There are about 40 varieties of this plant grown in culture. The most popular of them are five.

Earth, light, water

Aubriet is difficult to attribute to unpretentious flowers. She is demanding at once to three agrotechnical points:

1. Soil composition
2. Watering regime.
3. Lighting.

In addition, the plant is almost impossible to propagate by dividing the bush - it tolerates transplanting very badly and the percentage of survival rate of the division is low. Therefore, the seed method of sowing directly into the soil in a flower bed or alpine hill is optimal.

It is worth growing seedlings only in peat tablets.

In order not to risk the loss of seedlings when picking and planting in the ground, when growing seedlings, Aubriet should be sown only in peat tablets. Thus, the plant will not be damaged during transplantation.

When to sow

Aubrieta can be sown in the ground, both in spring and autumn. In the spring it is May. Autumn - October. If the seeds are sown in the spring, seedlings can be expected in 10-15 days. When sowing in autumn, the plant emerges only the next year in spring.

The seeds are immediately sown to a permanent place at suitable intervals.Do not thicken the crops too much - the seedlings will not be able to develop normally, and the feeding area for them will be insufficient. But too rarely, sowing a ground cover is also unnecessary. The optimal distance between the bushes, depending on the variety, is 15-20 cm.

Seeds are immediately sown to a permanent place at suitable intervals

The soil

It is very important to find the most suitable site for the plant. Aubrieta looks spectacular anywhere, but it will not grow well everywhere. She needs to provide a light nutritious soil with an alkaline reaction. Acidic soils are categorically unsuitable for the plant. Shave heavy clay soils are also contraindicated, but the plant likes sandy loam.

Advice! Aubrieta is a very light-loving plant. Sowing it in the shade does not make sense, since the leaves will stretch out, flowering will be scarce and the expected decorative effect will not work.

Before sifting, the soil must be prepared.

1. Remove stones and weeds.
2. Dig a shovel cut to a depth (10-15 cm).
3. Apply humus and wood ash if sowing occurs in autumn.
4. Apply mineral complex and wood ash during spring sowing.
5. Add chalk or lime (the plant needs calcium for successful development).
6. Loosen the fertilized soil so that there are no lumps and the structure is homogeneous.
7. Moisten the area.
8. Prepare a soil mixture of peat and sand for backfilling the seeds.

Fertilizing the ground with wood ash

Sowing

Aubriet seeds are not very large, flat, brown in color. Before sowing, especially in open ground, they must be prepared and disinfected. Preparation can be carried out by soaking the seeds in a growth stimulator (epin, heteroauxin), dissolved in warm water, proportions and time - according to the instructions. Disinfection can be carried out dry, dusting with a fungicide, or traditionally keeping the seeds for one hour in a solution of potassium permanganate.

Aubriet seeds

When sowing, the seeds are laid out on a prepared moistened area, at a predetermined interval. The crops are sprinkled with a mixture of peat from the sands in equal proportions, watered with "rain" from a watering can.

Advice! Aubriet in rockery looks very nice. You can fill the seeds between large stones (just place fertile soil there beforehand). Above shoots falling from stones look mesmerizing.

Aubriet in rockery

Growing aubriets for seedlings

Many do not want to wait a year before receiving flowering plants, preferring to grow aubriet seedlings. This can be done without loss if you do not subject the plants to a pick and plant them in the ground without removing them from the glass. Peat tablets and pots will help you grow seedlings at home. In this case, you can sow seeds starting in February. Plants are planted in the ground in April.

Aubrieta grown by seedlings will bloom in June. A week after germination, the seedlings should be fed with a mineral complex for flower seedlings, and further fertilizing should be carried out every 10 days.

Video - How to grow aubrieta from seeds

Plant care

The flowerbed, where the aubriet flaunts, must be loosened monthly, weeded out all the weeds, water the plants with sprinkling or drip irrigation.

This ground cover is very fond of fertilizers, therefore, it needs fertilizing at all stages of growth: from the very first - two weeks after germination, to the last - before the second autumn flowering. If not fed, the plants will not bloom as abundantly as they would like. When feeding Arieta, a standard complex of minerals (nitrogen + phosphorus + potassium) is used.

Aubriet needs top dressing at all stages of growth

At the stage of the beginning of growth, you need to apply top dressing with a high nitrogen content, then switch to food with a high phosphorus content, at the stage of the beginning of flowering, the plant most of all needs potassium.

It is necessary to feed the plant on fertile soils at least three times every two months.If the soil is not very nutritious, you will need to feed it every two weeks. Also, once every two weeks, you need to fertilize plants in rockeries and alpine slides and cascading varieties intended for vertical decoration.

Advice! In addition to mineral complexes, twice a month (at different times, between the main dressings), young plants can be additionally fertilized with sodium humate.

Three times during the growing season, the soil under the shave must be mulched with fine sand. After cutting off the faded shoots, it is good to mulch the ground with a mixture of sand and peat.

The soil under shaved must be mulched with fine sand

Frequent watering is not required. Waterlogging of the soil will lead to the forcing of leaves to the detriment of flowering. However, in the heat, it is necessary to water the flower, at least twice a week.

Pruning can be done at the end of each mass bloom. You need to cut off without sparing the stems to the very base. The plant will immediately release shoots that will bloom again.
In order for this ground cover plant to be blooming and healthy, it must be treated with colloidal sulfur from powdery mildew, which is often found in Arietta. You can also treat it against pests with insecticides.

An undeniable advantage

Aubrieta is not afraid of severe cold weather

In addition to long, abundant, beautiful flowering, this plant has another important advantage - it is not afraid of even severe cold weather. Aubrieta does not shed foliage in winter, and freezes only at very low temperatures, below 30 degrees of frost. Therefore, decorativeness is preserved all year round for many years.

Aubrieta belongs to luxurious plants, the care of which brings some trouble, but the result and the decorative effect that this flower produces on the site is worth the effort.

This beautiful plant can be used to decorate any garden plot, be it a flower bed or an alpine slide. In addition, Aubrieta is suitable for vertical gardening. Such flowers will also feel good in boxes on the balconies. Summer residents love shaving for its unpretentious nature, and the ability to coexist with other plants, both indoor and garden.

Description of the plant

Aubrieta has a wide variety of colors. It can be pale blue, white, pink and lilac. Despite the fact that Central Asia is considered to be the homeland of this plant (according to other sources, South America), it perfectly tolerates even the most severe frosts in Siberia.

Aubrieta is able to change its color

It is noteworthy that in the cold season, the aubrieta not only does not change its color, but also does not fall off the foliage. And with the onset of spring, at a time when the rest of the plants are just waking up from hibernation, these flowers are already violently green.

Popular varieties

Experienced gardeners prefer different seeds. The most popular ones are presented below.

Red king

Summer residents fell in love with this variety for its large flowers, the diameter of which reaches 5 cm. The height of an adult plant is about 10 cm. The shoots are spreading.

Crimson sea

The seeds grow bright and lush flowers. Since the variety grows beautifully in height along the frame, it can be an excellent option for decorating retaining walls and fences. Flowering lasts for two months.

Lizzie

The length of the shoots of this variety is about 15 cm in length. The buds are bright red in color with a diameter of 1 cm.

Deborah

Like the previous variety, this one has red inflorescences. The height of the bush reaches 20 cm.

Enchanting morocco

As you can see in the photo, the plant blooms very beautifully.

It is one of the most lush decorative varieties. After the first flowering of this species ends, the shoots can be cut off. After that, they are usually rooted in greenhouses, where the plant safely begins to bloom after a while.

Cote d'Azur

These blue flowers of incredible beauty can grow both in flower beds and on balconies. Violent flowering lasts for two months in the summer. After pruning, such a variety of obriety grows from September until the onset of cold weather. The variety is frost resistant.

Fruit platter

This variety is a mixture of different types of obriety. Gardeners loved it for its spectacular look of multi-colored flowers in red and pink tones.

Cascade

The variety is represented by lush bushes, pink, white, red and turquoise flowers. The plant was specially bred to decorate alpine slides, flower beds and balconies.

Outdoor cultivation

Anyone who has never dealt with the cultivation of Aubriets may think that this culture is unpretentious and can grow in absolutely any conditions. This is wrong. The plant does not really like diving, and with any attempts to separate the bushes, gardeners can face a big disappointment. Therefore, the most optimal is the cultivation of aubrieta in the open field with seeds.

Find a suitable place for planting shaved, and it will decorate any area

Before you start sowing, you should decide on a place for future plantings. Aubrieta is a rather capricious culture. In the southern regions, it prefers to grow in partial shade, and in the northern regions, on the contrary, places with a lot of sun. Aubriet grows usually in rocky crevices, on stony soil, as well as in the cracks of walls with dry masonry.

The soil for planting is prepared as follows: the soil is cleaned of weeds and other impurities that will prevent the shave from growing normally. Planting the plant in heavy, rocky soil will not produce good results. Better to give preference to light and fertile. Before starting sowing, the earth is well dug up and fed with a small amount of lime or chalk.

Aubriet seeds are recommended to be planted at a considerable distance from each other, only in this case the young seedlings will allow each other to develop normally. First, you should shed the soil well, and then carefully pour the flat seeds of the plant and lightly sprinkle them with sand.

The sand layer should be about two centimeters.

After that, you need to shed the planting material again. Sand mulching should be repeated two or three times per season. Sowing seeds is done in September or May. You can see how the aubrieta blooms next year.

In order for the plant to grow strong and hardy, it is fed with various fertilizers, such as sodium humate, which is an excellent growth stimulant. The soil in which the shaved grows should be constantly cleared of weeds. After the first leaves appear, you can start fertilizing the bushes with the help of complex dressings.

Growing seedlings

Aubrieta can be grown not only with seeds, but also with seedlings. For this, the seeds are sown immediately in peat pots or tablets. After the seedlings appear, the obrieta can be transplanted directly into the ground.

Sow aubrieta seeds in advance

It is recommended to sow seeds about one and a half or two months before the last cold weather subsides. The plant emerges at home for a long time. Usually, from the beginning of sowing until the first shoots appear, it takes from two to three weeks.

For better germination, experienced gardeners cover the peat pots with ordinary polyethylene film. It is imperative to monitor the temperature in the room, it should not rise above 21 degrees. Seedlings are planted in open ground immediately after the night frosts have ended.

Most summer residents very rarely use such a reproduction of Aubriets. The fact is that young seedlings do not tolerate transplanting into the soil very well.During the dive, the plant suffers greatly, and for this reason, the further life of the shaved on the backyard may be in jeopardy.

If you are not sure that this culture will be able to grow normally after the seedling method, then it would be preferable to choose a method in which the seeds are sown directly into the open ground. Moreover, this method is less energy consuming.

Useful Tips

Summer residents who have just begun their acquaintance with shaved should pay attention to a few tips:

The seeds of such a plant are best purchased in the spring. If you purchase ready-made seedlings, you need to see if there are sprouted roots in the holes in the bottoms of the pots.

Aubrieta does not like fertilizers in the form of mineral nitrogen fertilizers and manure, as they reduce the plant's resistance to cold.

Some Abris varieties can bloom for a long time.

The longest flowering varieties are those whose buds are purple or blue in color. As for the red species of aubriets, they please the owners of the site with their flowering for not so long.

Compositions with shaved look very beautiful, in which flowers of dwarf irises, phlox and bells are added.

Growing obriety is not difficult. With the right care, you can enjoy a beautiful carpet of vibrant flowers all season long.

Care

Before planting an obrieta in open ground, you need to pay attention to such an important stage as soil preparation. For this, the garden soil is mixed with medium-sized sand. So that the bushes of the plant are not lost between the weeds, it is necessary to place them in the same rows.

These flowers love an open area that is well lit by the sun from all directions. In addition, a fairly spacious area is required for the obriety. Flowerbeds should be placed on open slopes, on the southern side of the buildings.

Although the flowers are not too demanding on the composition of the soil in which they will grow, it is still advisable to enrich the soil with not very much lime, ash or chalk. Some gardeners mulch the ground near the plants with a thin layer of sand.

Too frequent and abundant watering, shave is not needed. Excessive moisture is bad for the bushes. They have a lot of greenery and few flowers. As for drying out, it is also not recommended to allow it. If there are hot days outside and there has been no rain for a long time, the plant should be watered.

Sodium humate should be used as a top dressing for young bushes. It perfectly stimulates the growth of shoots and roots of the plant, and in addition, it helps the shave to become more resilient and strong. This fertilizer must be dissolved in water and watered with flowers in the morning and evening. Aubriet needs to be fed for the first time as soon as at least two real leaves appear on the seedlings.

For abundant flowering, it will be useful to use fertilizer.

Older crops can be periodically fertilized with complex formulations that are intended for flowering perennial plants. Such dressings are applied to the ground immediately before the aubriet begins to bloom, and after it has been cut, that is, twice a season.

It is also imperative to cut off such a culture, which is a mandatory care. Aubriet shoots should be removed almost to the very base of the plant. In these cases, the culture begins to release new shoots in place of the cut stems. They also become covered with buds after a while.

Pruning is carried out so that the aubriet looks decorative during the entire period of its flowering.

Powdery mildew predominates among the diseases affecting this plant. This disease looks like a whitish bloom on the leaves of bushes. To avoid it, you need to treat the plant with a solution of colloidal sulfur. If the powdery mildew remains on the shave, you will have to get rid of the diseased bushes.For this, the plant is uprooted and burned. This method will not allow healthy areas in the flower beds to become infected.

As you watch, you will see how to sow the seeds of the Aubriet.

Aubrieta is a fairly cold-resistant plant. She can safely tolerate air temperatures down to -5 degrees. Before the onset of severe cold weather, it is best to additionally insulate the flowers with a covering material in the form of spruce branches or dry leaves. With proper care, the aubriet can delight the owners of the site with its flowering for a long time.

Flowers and flower beds

Many of those who had to contemplate the magnificent carpets of bright shaved flowers have a dream of growing such splendor on their own. This perennial herb can be a great decoration for any home garden. The plant tolerates frost well and can spread not only along the ground, but also along vertical planes, creating cascades of indescribable beauty.

Reproduction of Ariet can be carried out by cuttings or planting seeds. The second method is the most popular, especially since it makes it possible to independently choose the desired shade of colors. In autumn, seeds can be planted directly into open ground. And the best spring breeding method implies for flowers Aubrieta growing from seeds at home. In other words, in April or May, it is best to plant not seeds, but seedlings at a summer cottage. Thus, there is a chance to wait for flowering in the same summer.

Rules for planting seeds and growing seedlings at home

For the implementation of the spring planting of the obriety, its cultivation begins at home in February. In doing so, you must take into account the following tips:

• The air temperature at home must be maintained at 18-20 ᵒС.
• Growing seeds is possible only in conditions of good access to sunlight.
• For home planting, flower soil is suitable, which should be well loosened and sprinkled with a thin layer of sand. In order not to lose part of the seedlings during transplantation, peat tablets or pots can be used for planting seeds, which, together with the shoots, are subsequently transferred to the open ground.

Aubrieta seedlings grown in peat tablets or pots are easier to transplant

• The seeds are not sown very thickly and are not sprinkled with earth.
• They must be sprinkled with water sparingly and covered with plastic wrap until sprouting.
• Watering young sprouts grown at home should be moderate, they cannot tolerate excess water
• Every 10 days, it is recommended to feed the sprouts with a complex mineral fertilizer.
• After a month, the growing conditions for the seedlings need to be changed by transplanting them into separate pots.

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Planting Aubrieta sprouts grown at home

After the process of growing Ariet seedlings at home has come to an end and she is ready for planting in open ground, the first thing to do is to choose a suitable place for her on your personal plot. Growing obrieta will bring true pleasure only if it is planted in a light and non-acidic ground. The place should be large and well lit.

Aubrieta loves sunny places

Soil preparation

A home-grown plot of land allotted for aubriet must be prepared in advance. For this purpose, it is necessary to perform the following actions in stages:

• remove all weeds and stones;
• dig to a depth of 10-15 cm;
• add wood ash and a mineral complex to the ground;
• enrich the soil with calcium by means of lime or chalk;
• immediately before planting, the land on the site should be loosened and moistened.

Landing in open ground

If the shoots were grown at home in peat tablets or pots, then the seedlings are planted in open ground with them.If they were not used, when transferring seedlings to open ground, the following actions are carried out:

• Pots with seedlings are placed in a container with water until air bubbles appear - so extraction will take place with minimal trauma to the roots.
• The holes should be dug taking into account the length of the seedling root, and twice the width of the root ball. The distance between them should not be less than five centimeters.
• The soil around each sprout must be sprinkled with sand and thoroughly moistened with a watering can.

Highlights of further care

To make Aubrieta pleasing with its appearance, you need to follow a few simple rules for growing it:

• The first month after planting, Aubriet needs to be watered regularly, and in the future, soil moistening is required only in very hot and dry summers.
• The plant does not need abundant feeding. It is enough to fertilize the shavings before bud formation and after summer pruning.
• The land around the plant should be mulched.
• Although Aubrieta tolerates frost well, just in case, you can cover it with an armful of leaves for the winter.

As you can see, it is not difficult to grow a beautiful Aubrieta on your personal plot. The plant can be propagated in three ways: by cuttings, by planting seeds directly in open ground, or by growing greenhouse seedlings. If you like the last way Arieta propagates, growing from seeds at home should start back in February. Then, subject to all the simple rules, already in April or May, its seedlings can be planted in open ground. After your summer cottage is covered with magnificent shaved carpets, you will instantly forget about all the efforts spent.