NAME: Alyssum Gold Flower OTHER COMMON NAMES: Basket of gold, goldentuft alyssum, golden alyssum, golden alison, gold-dust, golden tuft alyssum, golden-tuft madwort, rock madwort. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aurinia Saxatilis COLOR: Gold yellow PLANT SEEDS: HARVEST: Mid of spring PLANT HEIGHT: up to 8 inches ZONE: 4-8 LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Full Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Dry to medium soil QUANTITY: 500 Seeds OTHER: Basket of Gold' is a fitting common name for this golden yellow Alyssum. This low-growing, spreading perennial produces a profuse spring bloom of bright yellow flowers that are particularly attractive in rock gardens, sprawled over rocks, or cascading down rock walls. Butterflies, bees, and birds also love these dainty wildflower clusters! After bloom, it's attractive silver-green foliage makes a wonderful ground cover.