Aubrietia

...A cold-tolerant perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family native to southern Europe and Asia Minor. Its Japanese name is Murasakinazuna. The genus name is named after the French botanical artist C. Aubrie (1651-1743). It branches to a height of about 10 cm, and the stems grow in a creeping manner, with diamond-shaped leaves. Between March and May, the stems bear numerous small purple cross-shaped flowers, and at their peak, the entire plant is covered in beautiful flowers. Flower colors include purple, reddish purple, pink, and white, and recently a double-flowered purple variety has been developed. ...

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…南ヨーロッパから小アジア原産のアブラナ科の耐寒性多年草。和名ムラサキナズナ。属名はフランスの植物画家オーブリーC.Aubrie(1651‐1743)にちなむ。草丈10cmくらいで分枝して，茎ははうようにして茂り，ひし形の葉をつける。3～5月の間に，茎先に紫色の十字形小花を多数つけ，最盛期には株一面に花をつけて美しい。花色は，紫色のほか赤紫色，桃色，白色などがあり，最近は八重咲きの紫色花の品種も作出されている。…

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