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Brassicaceae
Mountain Alyssum
Alyssum montanum
Calm after storm.
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Alyssum
- Native to
- Central Europe, Southern Europe
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3-0.5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy, rocky soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The name 'Alyssum' comes from the Greek word meaning 'without madness,' as the plant was thought to cure rabies.
- Mountain Alyssum forms dense silvery-green mats covered in bright yellow flowers each spring.
- The plant's leaves are covered in tiny star-shaped hairs visible only under magnification.
- It is one of the most drought-tolerant alpine plants and can survive weeks without rainfall.
- Mountain Alyssum attracts beneficial hoverflies that help control garden pest populations.
Color meanings
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tranquility
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serenity