Aethionema 'Warley Rose'
"Stone cress"
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Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2026
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Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2026
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Description
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.
Key features
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Aethionema armenum 'Warley Rose'
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Flower colour
Pink
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Plant size
9cm root ball
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Established height
20-30cm
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Established spread
50-70cm
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Plant spacing
9 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Spreading
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
2-3 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Rock gardens
Borders
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Damp
Free draining -
Soil type
Sandy
Loam
Clay
Loam-based compost
Stony -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak your Aethionema 'Warley Rose' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting.
Plant your "Stone cress" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors.
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed.
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2026
You can expect your order in September 2026Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2026
You can expect your order in October 2026Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2026
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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