Scientific Name:
Aurinia saxatilis
Pronunciation:
aw-RIN-ee-uh sacks-AT-ih-liss
Common Name:
perennial alyssum, basket-of-gold, gold dust alyssum
Family Name:
Brassicaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Small, mounding perennial found in full sun in rocky, poor soils; leaves spatulate, most 4-7cm long x 1.5-2.5cm wide; gray-green glaucous, velvety pubescence; flowers butter yellow with four petals and formed in a panicle.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to mountain gold alyssum.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Oblanceolate, Obovate, Spatulate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Dentate, Entire
Additional Info:
to 8cm (rarely 13cm) long
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Cruciform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
to 1.5cm wide
Fruit Type:
Silicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed
Other:
cut back after flowering
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
