Bulk: Basket of Gold Alyssum Seeds
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Basket of Gold Alyssum delivers a vibrant carpet of bright, golden-yellow blooms that light up the spring garden. This sun-loving perennial forms neat, mounding plants that cascade beautifully over rock walls, slopes, borders, and edging. Blooming heavily in early to mid-spring, it provides one of the season’s most vivid and reliable displays.
Heat- and drought-tolerant once established, Basket of Gold thrives in poor, rocky, or well-drained soils where many other perennials struggle. Its dense clusters of fragrant flowers attract early pollinators and make it a standout choice for xeriscapes, cottage gardens, and mass plantings. A low-maintenance, long-lived perennial that brings brilliant spring color year after year.
- Botanical Name: Aurinia saxatilis
- Days to Bloom: Early to Mid-Spring (Perennial Bloomer)
- Sow Method: Start Indoors or Direct Sow
- Sowing Depth: Surface Sow, Press Lightly
- Plant Spacing: 12–18 Inches
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun / Partial Shade
- Plant Height: 8–12 Inches
- Flower Color: Golden Yellow
- Bloom Size: ½–1 Inch Clusters
- Growth Habit: Mounding / Cascading
- Life Cycle: Perennial (Hardy in Zones 3–7)
- Best Uses: Rock Gardens, Borders, Edging, Slopes, Mass Planting
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