So random not expecting much.. But...

I keep seeing these little creeping flowers in front gardens right now that are extremely brightly coloured... Anybody know what I'm talking about? Mainly purple... Let's see how good you lot are

 

Aubretia

 

Ha ha thank youjazzsi.. And so fast too they really make me smile when I walk past them I want some And now I know what to look for

 

You can get them in different colours too Clueless76.

 

Easy to grow from seed too

 

I think of them as a bit of a 70s plant. They only do anything for 3 weeks of the year and are as flat as a pancake for the rest so have not been popular with the trendy architectural tropical foliage school of garden design. And rockeries went completely out of fashion. But they do look absolutely fab in spring and give a lift to the heart with that bold splash of colour.

I think they'd be superb as part of a green wall - it would show the colour off well and could be just cut back after that. They need to be allowed to cascade downwards.

 

Brilliant clueless!! Im so glad you asked this. A house down the road has this in their front garden and it looks great, can see it from down the road as its such a bright purple. I was going to post too but you've saved me the trouble.

Rich