species
Aurinia saxatilis
Golden alyssum · Gold dust · basket of gold · Gold-dust · Goldentuft Alyssum
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Aurinia saxatilis is a perennial in the family Brassicaceae, also known as Golden alyssum, Gold dust, basket of gold, Gold-dust or Goldentuft Alyssum, introduced to the UK. It reaches 25 cm tall and 40 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, chalk or sand soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from April to May and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 25 cm tall × 40 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Chalk, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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