Golden yellow bedding. (Alyssum)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Alyssum
Date:	20/01/09 (144 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: pretty , long lasting

Disadvantages: none

Soon to be time to be thinking of the garden.

I have grown this plant Alyssum in the past not really sure that I will this year. This plant will last for several years flowering and growing I think the two I have are no longer in the garden must have died .

In the past my plants have come from my dad who grew them from seeds. This plant is a hardy perennial which flowers the year after the seed is sown. Best time to sow is February march but you can sow this seed later.
If I want some of this plant I shall buy it ready as a plant then it should flower this year.
Alyssum is available in white and gold. This review is about the gold one.

The picture on this category is the mountain gold one from Dobies seeds. A pack of these seeds from Dobies with about 150 seeds in it costs £1.30.

This is an alpine plant ideal for a rockery it grows to somewher between 7 and10 cm /3-4 inches tall. There are other yellow Alyssums that are taller gold dust grows to 30cm /12 inches tall.

Alyssum grows into a pretty yellow cushion dad used to grow it edging the border alternating the yellow and white one.

It likes a well drained soil so my chalk should suit it.

Alyssum is a member of the Cruciferae cabbage family, lot prettier than a cabbage. It smells sweeter too.
Alyssum will attract insects some butterflies will come to them to feast on nectar.

Writing this review I now think I will be buying a couple of plants this year.

Summary: A golden yellow mound forming bedding plant