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Growing Information
Growing Information
HEIGHT: 6 - 10 inches
SPREAD: 12 - 18 inches
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Low to Moderate; drought tolerant once established
IN BLOOM: Early to Mid-Spring
HARDINESS: Zones 3 - 7
TYPE: Herbaceous perennial
Alyssum montanum 'Berggold'
Alyssum montanum 'Berggold'
Mountain Alyssum 'Berggold' is a hardy, low-growing perennial prized for its brilliant golden-yellow flowers that blanket the plant in early to mid-spring. Forming dense, silvery-green mounds, this drought-tolerant perennial provides vibrant early-season color while attracting bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators. Its compact habit and ability to thrive in poor, rocky soils make it an excellent choice for rock gardens, borders, slopes, and sunny perennial plantings.
Key Features
Key Features
Brilliant golden-yellow spring flowers
Compact, low-growing mounded habit
Silvery-gray evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage
Excellent drought tolerance once established
Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators
Long-lived, low-maintenance perennial
Outstanding choice for rock gardens and borders
Ideal Uses
Ideal Uses
Rock gardens
Cottage gardens
Pollinator gardens
Sunny borders
Edging pathways
Slopes and retaining walls
Xeriscapes and drought-tolerant landscapes
Why I Grow It
Why I Grow It
I grow 'Berggold' because it provides one of the earliest displays of brilliant yellow flowers in the perennial garden while asking very little in return. Its compact growth, exceptional drought tolerance, and ability to thrive in challenging soils make it an incredibly dependable landscape plant. I also appreciate that it offers an important early nectar source for pollinators. It complements cottage gardens, rock gardens, and native-style plantings with its bright spring color and attractive silver-green foliage.
Care Tips:
Care Tips:
Plant in full sun for the best flowering and compact growth.
Grow in well-drained soil; avoid locations that remain wet during winter.
Water regularly during establishment, then only during prolonged dry periods.
Shear lightly after flowering to maintain a tidy shape and encourage dense foliage.
Avoid excessive fertilization, which can reduce flowering and promote unnecessary leafy growth.
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