Rock Cress 'Cascade Purple' Seeds (Aubrieta cultorum hybrida)

Aubrieta ‘Cascade Purple’ is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial, famous for its vivid purple blooms that blanket rockeries, walls, and borders in spring. This hardy groundcover creates a stunning cascade of flowers, softening stone edges and filling gaps between paving with ease. Once established, it’s drought-tolerant, easy to care for, and ideal for adding long-lasting color to cottage gardens and alpine plantings.

Why Grow 'Cascade Purple'

• Masses of bright purple flowers in spring

• Perfect for rockeries, walls, edging, and containers

• Hardy perennial that returns year after year

Key Features

• Type: Perennial

• Height: 10–15 cm

• Spread: 30–60 cm

• Flowering: March–May

• Position: Full sun

• Soil: Well-drained, light, sandy soil

• Uses: Rock gardens, edging, walls, groundcover

Sowing & Growing

• Sow indoors: February–April in trays with light cover

• Germination: 14–21 days at 18–22°C

• Transplant seedlings outdoors after frost, spacing 20–30 cm apart

• Prefers full sun and well-drained soil

• Trim lightly after flowering to maintain compact growth