Gold Dust Alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis) – 100 Seeds

Create a golden carpet of blooms with Gold Dust Alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis)! This perennial beauty is loved for its masses of bright yellow flowers that bloom in early spring, spilling over rocks, walls, and borders like sunshine. Also known as Basket-of-Gold, this plant is a must-have for rock gardens, slopes, and dry borders where color and drought tolerance are key.

Low-maintenance and highly drought-resistant once established, Gold Dust Alyssum is perfect for tough, sunny spots and will come back year after year with vibrant, cheerful blooms.

🌿 Botanical Name: Aurinia saxatilis

(Formerly Alyssum saxatile)

✨ Key Features:

• Masses of golden-yellow blooms in early spring

• Ideal for rock gardens, walls, and ground cover

• Drought-tolerant, hardy, and low maintenance

• Attracts bees and beneficial insects

• Perennial in zones 4–9

• Forms a neat, low-growing mat

🌱 Growing Information:

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
🌱 Sowing Time:

• Indoors: 6–8 weeks before last frost

• Outdoors: After last frost in spring or late summer for next year bloom

🕰 Bloom Time: Mid-spring to early summer
📏 Plant Height: 15–20 cm (6–8 inches)
📏 Spacing: 20–30 cm (8–12 inches)

🌱 Germination Time: 10–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 18–21°C (65–70°F)

🌾 Soil & Watering:

• Soil Type: Well-drained, sandy or rocky soil

• Soil pH: Neutral to slightly alkaline (6.5–7.5)

• Watering: Water moderately during establishment; drought-tolerant after

🧑🌾 Usage & Care:

• Trim after flowering to maintain shape and encourage second bloom

• Ideal for xeriscaping and low-water gardens

• Deer and rabbit resistant

• Excellent for edging paths, containers, stone walls, and slopes

• Naturalizes easily in sunny, dry areas

Each package contains 0.2 g of gold dust alyssum which is about 100 seeds

Alyssum saxatile L.