Aurinia saxatilis 'Gold Cushion'
Basket Of Gold 'Gold Cushion'
Aurinia saxatilis (commonly referred to as Basket Of Gold, Gold Dust, or Golden Alyssum) is a species which forms a low mounding plant of evergreen foliage, with grey-green leaves, and clusters of yellow flowers. It is closely related to Alyssum and is part of the Brassicaceae family. It is native to parts of central Europe, although has been introduced into some parts of north America. It's natural habitat is mountainous rocky cliff faces and is ideal to plant in rock gardens or on sloping sights with good drainage. Flowers are generally bright yellow in the spring and summer, although some cultivars have been introduced with varying shades of yellow. 'Gold Cushion' has bright yellow flowers.
Contributed by @glossygardener
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Basket Of Gold 'Gold Cushion'
Latin name
Aurinia saxatilis 'Gold Cushion'
type
Herbaceous Perennial
family
Brassicaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.30 M
Aurinia saxatilis 'Gold Cushion'
Aurinia saxatilis (commonly referred to as Basket Of Gold, Gold Dust, or Golden Alyssum) is a species which forms a low mounding plant of evergreen foliage, with grey-green leaves, and clusters of yellow flowers. It is closely related to Alyssum and is part of the Brassicaceae family. It is native to parts of central Europe, although has been introduced into some parts of north America. It's natural habitat is mountainous rocky cliff faces and is ideal to plant in rock gardens or on sloping sights with good drainage. Flowers are generally bright yellow in the spring and summer, although some cultivars have been introduced with varying shades of yellow. 'Gold Cushion' has bright yellow flowers.
Planting Outdoors
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Container grown plants can be planed out in spring.
Propagation by seed
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
In autumn sow seeds under glass.
Propagation by cutting
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted. Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
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