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Alyssum montanum 'Berggold' / 9Cm
Alyssum montanum 'Berggold'
Confirmed format: 9cm Pot
Plant Highlights: Bright golden-yellow spring flowers • Low-growing evergreen alpine habit • Neat grey-green foliage mounds • Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil • Attracts bees and early pollinators
Overview
Alyssum montanum 'Berggold', commonly known as Mountain Alyssum, is a compact evergreen alpine that produces a vibrant carpet of golden-yellow flowers in spring. Its grey-green foliage forms neat, spreading mounds that provide year-round texture, while the cheerful blooms create a striking display over rockeries, walls and the front of sunny borders. Its naturally low-growing habit makes it an excellent choice for filling gaps between stones, edging pathways or cascading gently over raised beds and retaining walls.
Why We Love It
'Berggold' is one of the finest spring-flowering alpines for creating a vivid splash of colour early in the season. Its compact, evergreen habit ensures it remains attractive long after the flowers have faded, making it a valuable addition to alpine gardens and sunny borders.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Alyssum montanum 'Berggold' |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Mountain Alyssum |
| Plant Type | Evergreen perennial alpine |
| Foliage | Evergreen, grey-green |
| Flower Colour | Golden yellow |
| Flowering Season | Spring |
| Growth Habit | Low-growing, spreading |
| Mature Height | Approximately 10–15cm |
| Mature Spread | Approximately 30–45cm |
| Hardiness | RHS H6 (−20°C to −15°C). |
| Flowering Months | April–June |
| Fragrance | Sweetly fragrant |
Growing Guide
| Position | Plant in a full sun position. |
|---|---|
| Soil | Requires free-draining, sandy or gravelly soil. Thrives in rockeries, gravel gardens and raised beds where drainage is excellent. |
| Watering | Once established, it tolerates short dry spells, making it well suited to low-maintenance planting schemes. |
| Pruning | Lightly trim after flowering to maintain a compact shape and encourage fresh foliage. Avoid heavy pruning into older woody growth. |
Perfect For
- Rockeries and gravel gardens
- Raised beds and retaining walls
- Edging pathways and border fronts
- Filling gaps between garden stones
Good to Know
- The nectar-rich flowers attract bees and other pollinating insects, providing an early-season food source.
- Tolerates short dry spells once fully established.
Product Information
| Supplied Format | 9cm Pot |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Evergreen perennial alpine |
| Position | Full sun |
| Best Uses | Rockeries, gravel gardens, raised beds and border edges |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- perennial
- Position & light
- Full sun
- Watering
- low
- Soil & drainage
- Well drained· Free draining· Dry
- Mature size
- 15cm high· 45cm wide
- Flowering
- Spring· Yellow
- Foliage
- evergreen
Useful to know
Good for bordersPollinator friendly
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