Remove all packaging straight away. Check the compost and water thoroughly if dry, then place the plants outdoors in a sheltered position or in a greenhouse.
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Aethionema
'Warley Rose'
stone cress
Aethionema 'Warley Rose' is one of those compact plants that earns its place with quiet confidence, then rather steals the show in late spring. This charming stone cress forms a rounded evergreen sub-shrub, reaching around 20cm in height and spread, with slender grey-green leaves that keep the display tidy all year. When the weather warms, Aethionema 'Warley Rose' is crowned with bright rose-pink flowers in neat terminal clusters, bringing a fresh, alpine prettiness to the front of borders, gravel gardens and sunny raised beds. The RHS Award of Garden Merit confirms what gardeners soon discover: Aethionema 'Warley Rose' is both beautiful and reassuringly reliable.
Give Aethionema 'Warley Rose' a sunny position and sharply drained soil, and it will settle in with very little fuss, making it ideal for rockeries, troughs, walls and those awkward dry corners where richer border plants tend to sulk. Its cool foliage is a lovely foil for the warm pink flowers, especially alongside silver-leaved alpines, low-growing grasses or soft mauve companions. Despite its delicate appearance, this stone cress has a pleasingly resilient nature, provided it is not asked to sit in winter wet. Refined, compact and gently cheerful, Aethionema armenum 'Warley Rose' brings polished colour to small spaces without ever looking overdone.
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Check each plant’s specifications. Hardy perennials can remain outdoors, while half-hardy and tender varieties should be kept frost-free until the risk of frost has passed.
Plant within a month, preferably sooner. Choose a suitable position, remove weeds and loosen the soil thoroughly, adding compost or well-rotted organic matter where needed.
Gently remove the plant from its pot and plant with the root ball level with the soil surface. Firm gently, water well and add a plant label.
Water regularly until established and whenever the soil feels dry during spring and summer. Feed container-grown plants fortnightly during active growth to encourage healthy flowering.
- Botanical name
- Aethionema armenum 'Warley Rose'
- Flower colour
- Pink
- Established height
- 20-30cm
- Established spread
- 50-70cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
-
Spreading
Clump-forming - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant size
- 9cm root ball
- Plant spacing
- 9 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
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Sheltered
Exposed - Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
-
Damp
Free draining - Soil type
-
Sandy
Loam
Clay
Loam-based compost
Stony - Suitable for
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Rock gardens
Borders
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens - Sunlight
-
Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 2-3 years
Pollinator-friendly
Thrives in full sun
RHS Recommended
Perennial
Fully hardy
Low maintenance
Attracts wildlife
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