A cultivated evergreen alyssum, with gray-green leaves and numerous small yellow flowers.
Alyssum saxatile, family Brassicaceae
Example sentencesExamples
About eight inches in height and somewhat wider, basket-of-gold has a mat-forming growth habit.
The basket-flower has oblong leaves and rose-coloured, compact heads of disk… basket-of-gold (Aurinia, or Alyssum, saxatile), ornamental perennial plant, of the mustard family, with golden-yellow clusters of tiny flowers and gray-green foliage.
Avoid yellow basket-of-gold alyssum with pink tulips, and orange and flame azaleas near pink rhododendrons.
Interplanted in the perennial beds which surround the large annual beds are planted 360 basket-of-gold, 810 cottage pinks and 432 foxglove, giving the perennial beds an early spring advantage while the traditional perennials catch up with the warmer weather.
For instance, combine ‘Beauty of Apeldoorn’ tulip with basket-of-gold.
Definition of basket-of-gold in US English:
basket-of-gold
noun
A cultivated evergreen alyssum, with gray-green leaves and numerous small yellow flowers.
Alyssum saxatile, family Brassicaceae
Example sentencesExamples
The basket-flower has oblong leaves and rose-coloured, compact heads of disk… basket-of-gold (Aurinia, or Alyssum, saxatile), ornamental perennial plant, of the mustard family, with golden-yellow clusters of tiny flowers and gray-green foliage.
For instance, combine ‘Beauty of Apeldoorn’ tulip with basket-of-gold.
Avoid yellow basket-of-gold alyssum with pink tulips, and orange and flame azaleas near pink rhododendrons.
Interplanted in the perennial beds which surround the large annual beds are planted 360 basket-of-gold, 810 cottage pinks and 432 foxglove, giving the perennial beds an early spring advantage while the traditional perennials catch up with the warmer weather.
About eight inches in height and somewhat wider, basket-of-gold has a mat-forming growth habit.