Aurinia saxatilis

AURINIA saxatilis
(ALYSSUM saxatile)
Gold Dust

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Type:
Perennial

Height: 8" (20cm)

Flowering Time: Spring-Summer

Flower Colour: Yellow

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Dilleniiidae (Dillenia Superorder)

Order: Capparales (Caper Order)

Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage Family)
(formerly Cruciferae)

Genus: Aurinia (formerly Alyssum) (Alyssum)

Species: saxatilis (of rocky places)

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Aurinia saxatilis is probably better known by its former name, Alyssum saxatile. It is a popular plant for the rockery or front of border, growing to about 8", with evergreen, grey felted leaves, and is covered in yellow flowers in spring and early summer.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
Each small flower produces a seedpod and the flower stem grows longer as they ripen. Each seedpod is round, light brown and papery, with two chambers divided by a thin papery membrane.

Seed
The seeds are small yellow discs. There are two seeds in each pod.

Seedling
The seedling has greyish pointed leaves, and quickly forms a small rosette.

Seed sowing and Germination
Summer: Seeds sown by the Deno method (in folded damp paper towels) in summer germinated in 3 days.
Winter: Seeds sown inside in winter germinated in 12 days.

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	Seed Pod Each small flower produces a seedpod and the flower stem grows longer as they ripen. Each seedpod is round, light brown and papery, with two chambers divided by a thin papery membrane.
	Seed The seeds are small yellow discs. There are two seeds in each pod.
	Seedling The seedling has greyish pointed leaves, and quickly forms a small rosette.
Seed sowing and Germination Summer: Seeds sown by the Deno method (in folded damp paper towels) in summer germinated in 3 days. Winter: Seeds sown inside in winter germinated in 12 days.