Definition of Aubrieta
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: a genus of Eurasian perennial herbs (family Cruciferae) that often grow in dense mats, are cultivated in rock gardens, and have showy, usually purplish flowers
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plural aubrietas
or aubretias
also aubrietias
aubrieta
or
aubretia
\ō-ˈbrē-sh(ē-)ə, ȯ-\
or less commonly
aubrietia
\ō-ˈbrē-sh(ē-)ə, ȯ-\
: a plant of the genus Aubrieta
- The technique to keep aubrietas going year after year is to shear them hard as they finish their display, so that they develop a new cushion of tight foliage.
- —Val Bourne, Daily Telegraph (London), 16 Apr. 2011
- I used to be snooty about aubretia, but that was before I saw it growing wild on limestone cliffs in Greece. It's a beautiful plant, and one which will thrive on the driest wall.
- —Christopher Stocks, Independent on Sunday (London), 22 Aug. 2004
