Garden Plant of the Month of March: Wallflowers

Aubrieta and Saxifraga are early flowering garden plants

Our Garden Plant of the Month for March is actually a small group of plants descriptively known as the ‘wallflowers’ – a well known name with a completely non garden-related meaning! The term ‘wallflower’ is often used to describe an introverted person that likes a party but prefers to blend in rather than be the centre of attention. However, this is most certainly not the case when we are looking at the garden plants of the same name. Our March plant choices, Aubrieta and Saxifraga like to put themselves very much in the spotlight. These early flowering garden plants provide welcome colour in the March garden. Their compact and hanging shape make them ideal for planting along walls or raised borders.

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Aubrieta

Aubrieta is also called ‘Blue Cushion’ due to its beautiful pillow-like blue flowers. Although this plant is commonly encountered in a vibrant blue, the colour palette can be varied and the flowers also come in delicate whites and pinks, rich reds and regal purples. Flowering starts in March and continues until May. The plant grows to approximately 25cm in height and ideally likes a spot in full sun.

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Saxifraga

Saxifraga has beautiful white, red, pink or purple flowers that usually show from early spring right through to summer. Saxifraga can thrive in apparently unpromising situations, for example nestled between stone and tiles where there is little soil. The popular name saxifrage comes from the Latin ‘stone breaker’ as the plant was formerly used as a medicine for kidney and bladder stones.

Easy to care for!

Did you know that March is a great month for planting Wallflowers?

Read all about the garden plant of the month here.

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