I've never been a fan of variegated leaves on flowering plants but I have to admit that when I saw Aubrieta 'Red Swan' at the garden centre last year, I had to have it. Although it's called 'Red' Swan, it's actually more of a vibrant cerise pink. I have a dwarf cherry tree planted in a large, plastic terracotta-coloured tub sunk into the centre of my sunny border and I wanted plants to grow around it and up against the brightness of the pot to hide it somewhat. I planted Aubrieta 'Red Swan' about this time last year and it has more than tripled its size. It's partly masked the pot and it's beautiful, healthy, and extremely pretty.
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| Aubrieta 'Red Swan' |
The label says that Aubrieta 'Red Swan' is a mat forming evergreen perennial with small, yellow margined leaves and purple-red flowers. It is suitable for rockeries, borderes, walls, banks, paving, gravel gardens, containers, and pots. It flowers from spring to early summer. It achieves a height of 2" (5cm) and a spread of 24" (60cm). It enjoys full sun or partial shade in free draining soil.
It's a little beauty.
