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Alyssum,
Basket
of Gold
Aurinia |
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Description:
A golden flowering plant that can be planted in poor, dry soils. Looks nice planted
with: Cerastium, Iberis and Phlox subulata.
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| Common Name: |
Basket of Gold |
| Botanical
Name: |
Aurinia |
| Type: |
Perennial |
| Soil
Preference: |
Tolerates drought and will grow in dry to
moist soils but prefers soil that is well-drained, loamy or sandy with a pH of neutral to
slightly alkaline (7.0-7.7) Aurinia also is sensitive to humidity. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Full sun |
| Attributes: |
Attracts butterflies. Used for naturalizing, the rock garden or as a
ground cover. |
| Pests: |
None serious. |
| Diseases: |
Root rot if soil is kept too wet |
| Good Companion
Plants: |
False Rock Cress, Hens &
Chicks, Creeping Phlox,
Stonecrop |
| Care: |
Shear back after flowering to prevent self-seeding.
Propagation is through cuttings and division in fall and spring. Fertilize with
Plant-tone or a water-soluble fertilizer. Planting
Instructions: Perennials |
| Varieties: |
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Aurinia
saxatile 'Compacta'
Basket of Gold, Alyssum
zones 3-7
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| Description: A
well-behaved and disease resistant groundcover, Aurinia is prized for its
rousing floral display of tiny, canary yellow flowers borne in panicles just
above the foliage. It forms fairly large, prostrate mounds of silvery-green
leaves. It's especially attractive when planted on slopes or in the crevices
of stone walls. |
| Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
| Bloom Time: |
April-May |
| Foliage Color: |
Green and silvery |
| Height: |
8-12" |
| Spread: |
18-20" |
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Aurinia
saxatile compactum 'Gold Dust'
Basket of Gold, Alyssum
zones 3-7
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| Description: A fragrant, late spring bloomer with showy gold
clumps of flowers. Great for the rock garden! Likes morning sun. |
| Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
| Bloom Time: |
April-May |
| Foliage Color: |
Green and silvery |
| Height: |
12" |
| Spread: |
20" |
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