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Key characteristics

Family: Brassicaceae
Height: 4 to 6 inches
Width: Up to 12 inches
Flower color: Lavender
Foliage color: Deep green
Bloom time: Early spring
Light: Full sun
Water: Low once established
Maintenance: Low; can be lightly sheared after flowering to promote compact growth and reblooming
Growing zone: USDA zones 4 to 9
Wildlife: Bees and butterflies are attracted to the flowers

Groundcovers

Aubrieta ‘Axcent Light Blue’

Axcent Light Blue Rock Cress

Aubrieta 'Axcent Light Blue' is a charming, low-growing perennial cultivar of rock cress prized for its delicate, light blue flowers that bloom profusely in spring. The plant forms a dense mat of evergreen foliage, with small, deep green, oval-shaped leaves. In early spring, 'Axcent Light Blue' produces an abundance of small, four-petaled, sky-blue flowers, creating a beautiful carpet-like effect that attracts bees and butterflies. This Aubrieta cultivar prefers full sun and well-drained soil, is drought-tolerant once established, and is low-maintenance.

Light

Full sun

Water

Low once established

Bloom time

Early spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Pollinator Gardens
Deer-Prone Areas
Borders
Rock Gardens

Companion plants

Candytuft · Creeping phlox · Dianthus · Sedums · Blue fescue · Helianthemums

Design tip

Highlight this cultivar against warm-toned stone or gravel, where the soft blue flowers create a striking contrast in spring. The cool flower color visually refreshes sunny gardens and balances nearby plantings with warmer foliage or bloom colors.

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