(Alyssum wulfenianum) Alpine Alyssum

Alpine Alyssum or Madwort is 15 cm tall by 30 cm wide perennial with small evergreen, grey-green leaves and golden-yellow lightly fragrant flowers. Blooms in spring. Requires full sun and a well-drained site. Needs pruning after blooming in order to maintain a bushy habit. Perfect for rock gardens and border fronts.

Endemic to the Alps of the Italian-Carinthian border where it grows on limestone scree at a height of up to 1500 m. It was named after Carinthian botanist Franz Xaver Freiherr von Wulfen.