Yellow alyssum

(Montanum Mountain Gold) - This is a popular xeriscaping rock garden perennial Alyssum for the spring garden. Alyssum Montanum establishes itself easily from flower seeds sown directly outdoors. It forms a low, trailing mound of silvery-gray leaves, and it produces a mass of bright-yellow flowers.

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Picking the perfect perennials starts with observing your garden closely. You’ll want to see how the sun moves over the ground, letting you know whether you

The Alyssum is commonly known as Sweet Alyssum

Yellow flowers brighten any landscape, even on a cloudy day. Here are 18 examples, ranging from spring daffodils and azaleas to late-season marigolds.

Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis/Alyssum)

Alyssum Basket of Gold is easy to grow from seeds, and the blooming Gold Alyssum brings an amazing display of golden-yellow color to the garden. Aurinia Saxatilis makes a great ground cover.

Alyssum saxatile 'Gold Kobold' is a low-growing, evergreen perennial that will charm your garden in the spring with its masses of shining, golden-yellow flowers and again in the fall!

Home, Maryland, 30 April 2009

Commonly called Basket of Gold, perennial alyssum makes a wonderful wall or rock garden plant. Every spring it develops masses of cheerful yellow flowers that look terrific tucked between rocks and boulders.