Alyssum Saxatile Gold Kobold (Aurinia)

Description

New to our catalogue for 2025

Early compact cultivar with bright yellow flowers.  An evergreen perennial forming a low, bushy mound of oval, grey-green leaves.

This is a great addition to the alpine rock garden or containers. I

Flowering: Spring

Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height: 12cm

Spread: 30cm

Further information:

Lightly trim back once finished flowering. You will get new growth and some new flowers in the autumn.

Common Name: Madwort, Basket-of-Gold

Life Cycle: perennial

Family: Brassicaceae

Foliage: Obovate

Basic Colour: ( Yellow )

Flower Colour: Yellow

Natural Flowering: March – October

Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Height with Flowers: 12cm

Soil Requirements:  average / dry / well-drained / sandy

Soil ph: acidic / alkaline / neutral

Location:  container / cottage garden / border / rock garden / Mediterranean

Usage: ornamental / bee food plant / attracts butterflies / semi-shade / Ground cover

Pruning: Cut back by half after flowering, avoid cutting in early spring or autumn

Tolerates: drought tolerant / salt tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance

Origin: Cultivar