Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold'

syn. Alyssum montanum 'Berggold'

An excellent plant for the rock garden, Creeping Basket-of-Gold, forms a low carpet of silvery evergreen foliage. Foliage is smothered in a mass of pale gold flowers in spring.

Easy to grow in dry, rocky soil in full sun but will also tolerate light shade. Best in a rock garden, container, or well-drained border.

Zones: 3 to 7

Family: Brassicaceae

Type: Perennial

Height: 4 to 6 in.

Spread: 12 to 18 in.

Exposure: Full sun

Soil Conditions: Dry, well-drained, poor, lean

Bloom Time: March to June

Bloom Color: Golden

Native Range: Europe

Image Credits:

Image 1 (bloom) Klaus Selle MA, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Image 2 (flowers) Enrico Blasutto at Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons

Image 3 (bud) Klaus Selle MA, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Image 4 (form) Enrico Blasutto at Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons