Aubrietia deltoidea
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Read about Aubrietia deltoidea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Aubrietia deltoidea, DC. Fig. 438. Lvs. oblong - spatulate, deltoid or rhomboid, with 1 or 2 teeth on either side, grayish, narrowed into a very short petiole: fls. in few-fld. lax clusters, the violet or purple petals twice the length of the calyx.—Grows 2-12 in. high. Pretty spring and summer bloomer. Hardy in the N. Very variable, some of the forms being named as if of specific rank. Var. Bougainvillei, Hort. dwarf and compact. Var. Campbellii, Hort. Fls. large, purple: plant large. Var. Eyrei, Hort. Fls. large and long, deep violet. Var. graeca, Hort. (var. superba). Dwarf and compact, large-fld. One of the best. Var. Hendersonii, Hort., probably the same as Campbellii. Var. Leichtlinii, Hort. Profuse bloomer, pink fls. Var. olympica, Hort. Fls. large, violet, like var. Eyrei. Var. violacea, Hort. One of the largest forms. Var. Mooreana, Hort. Compact: fls. blue. Var. Perkinsii, Hort. Fls. deep purple with tiny white eye, the petals rounded: plant strong, 10 in., making a large mat. Gn. 67, p. 344. Raised by F. Perkins, Stratford-on-Avon. Var. Moerheimii, Lemoine. Fls. large, rosy pink or mauve, blooming all summer. Var. purpurea, Hort. Erect in habit: fls. large, purple. Var. variegate, Hort. Lvs. variegated. L. H. B.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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