Mountain Alyssum

Alyssum montanum 'Luna'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Brassicaceae
Plant Description: This is a rock garden perennial that blooms in the spring. It forms a low trailing mound of grey-green leaves with a mass of bright yellow flowers from late spring and into the fall. This plant does not divide easily. It is drought tolerant once established.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Perennial - Evergreen
Plant Care: Perennial - Evergreen (soft-stemmed plants that keep their leaves and color during winter): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. To avoid winter stress, wait until spring to identify what portions of the plant are still alive and then remove the rest.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 4-6" tall x 12-18" wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant, Park Strip Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Gray-green
Bloom Colors: Yellow
Bloom Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Bloom Period: May - Oct

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 7
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown

Garden Location:

  • Commercial Concepts
    • JVWCD Building South
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter