Botanical Name: Alyssum saxatile
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Common Name: Gold Dust Alyssum  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Silver

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Low

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Parking Strip, Walls / Fences, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Mass Planting, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

'Gold Dust' is an mid to late-spring bloomer with chartreuse-yellow flowers that are luminous in the garden. Leaves are a grey-green and oval. Plant grows to about 6 to 8 inches tall and spreads about 18 inches; it has a nice trailing habit when planted atop a wall. Use at the front of a sunny perennial border, in a rock garden, or a parkstrip.
Grow in full sun and well drained soils; is tolerant of a wide range of soil types. Lightly shear after blooming to tidy plant and encourage a new flush of leaf growth. Syn. with Aurinia saxatilis.