Aurinia saxatilis

From Gardenology
Revision as of 23:00, 30 August 2009 by WikiWorks (talk | contribs) (Cultivars)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Aurinia saxatilis
{{{latin_name}}}
 Basket of Gold, Goldentuft alyssum, Golden Alyssum, Gold-dust, Golden-tuft alyssum, Golden-tuft madwort, Rock madwort
Habit: herbaceous
Height: 4-12in
Width: 16-20in
Lifespan:
Origin: Asia, Europe
Poisonous:
Exposure:
Water:
Features:
Hardiness:
Bloom:
USDA Zones:
Sunset Zones:
[[{{{domain}}}]] > [[{{{superregnum}}}]] > Plantae > [[{{{subregnum}}}]] > [[{{{superdivisio}}}]] > [[{{{superphylum}}}]] > [[{{{divisio}}}]] > [[{{{phylum}}}]] > [[{{{subdivisio}}}]] > [[{{{subphylum}}}]] > [[{{{infraphylum}}}]] > [[{{{microphylum}}}]] > [[{{{nanophylum}}}]] > [[{{{superclassis}}}]] > [[{{{classis}}}]] > [[{{{subclassis}}}]] > [[{{{infraclassis}}}]] > [[{{{superordo}}}]] > Brassicales > [[{{{subordo}}}]] > [[{{{infraordo}}}]] > [[{{{superfamilia}}}]] > Brassicaceae > [[{{{subfamilia}}}]] > [[{{{supertribus}}}]] > [[{{{tribus}}}]] > [[{{{subtribus}}}]] > Aurinia {{{subgenus}}} {{{sectio}}} {{{series}}} saxatilis {{{subspecies}}} var. {{{cultivar}}}



Aurinia saxatilis (syn. Alyssum saxatile L., Alyssum saxatile L. var. compactum Hort.) is an ornamental plant.

Cultivation

Golden dust calendar?
January:
February:
March: transplant
April:
May: flowering
June: flowering
July:
August:
September:
October: sow
November:
December:
Notes:


Propagation

Seed in fall. Cultivars from tip cuttings in late spring/early summer.

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Some cultivars are "Compacta", "Dudley Nevill", "Goldkugel", "Silver Queen".

Subspecies include: Aurinia saxatilis subsp. saxatilis (syn. Alyssum saxatile)

Gallery

References

External links