| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Aubrieta deltoidea (L.) DC. |
| Synonyms | Alyssum deltoideum L. |
| Aubrieta floribunda Spach | |
| Aubrieta graeca Griseb. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 200-2300m |
| Description | adpressed grey hirsute, leaves obovate or oblong-rhombic, often acutely denticulate, flowers in short raceme, petals obovate, silicles short, linear |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Kriti , Sicilia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
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