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Botanical Name: Alyssum
Common Name: Gold Dust/Madwort
Hardiness: Zone 3 - 9
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time: Spring to early Summer
Flower Colours: Yellow
Foliage: Oval gray
Height: 6-8 inches
Spread: 10-15 inches
Soil Type: Average
Moisture: Well drained
Care Level:
Alyssum Gold

General Description:
Low spreaders with small oval grey leaves and smothered in tiny yellow flowers from spring to early summer. Ideal for cascading over walls. Its low growing habit makes it great in rock gardens, on slopes, front border or combined with spring bulbs. Flowers are fragrant.

Care and Maintenance:
Plant in full sun in gritty well drained soil. Will also grow in part shade, but must have good drainage. Shear back by half after flowering to encourage regrowth. Do not over water.

Uses & Features:
Rockeries
Stone walls
Crevices
Front border
Ground cover
Containers
Varieties Available:
montanum Berggold