About
Alyssum montanum is a low-growing, evergreen perennial characterized by its small, fuzzy, grayish-green foliage. In summer, it produces rounded clusters of fragrant yellow flowers. This plant typically reaches a height of up to 15 cm.
About the genus
Alyssum includes annuals, evergreen perennials, and sub-shrubs, characterized by their simple foliage. In early summer, they produce short racemes bearing small flowers with four petals, which may be yellow or white.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Alpine Rockery
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Rock garden
- Native to
- Europe
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Prefers a sunny, well-drained situation; ideally suited to rock garden conditions
- Pruning
- Cut back lightly after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cutting or by propagate by seed
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free