Aurinia 'Dudley Nevill Variegated'
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• popularly known as basket-of-gold or alyssum
• flowering season: spring
• height: 4 inches, flowers to 6 or 7 inches
• Light requirements: full sun, afternoon shade where summers are very hot
• Soil requirements: average
• Water requirments: average
• Growth habit: low and mat forming
• How to propagate: tip cuttings in early summer or early autumn
• Leaf type: 2 or 3 inches long with creamy edges
• Ways to use it: plant at the front of a garden flowerbed or mixed with other low growing plants in a sunny rock garden; trailing down and over the edge of an embankment shows the colorful leaves and flowers to best effect
• Special characteristics: the color of “basket-of-gold” that is seen most often is yellow while the color of 'Dudley Nevill' is apricot, a nice change
‘Dudley Nevill Variegated’ is an easy-to-grow, choice perennial that thrives in full sun and hot, exposed sites. It needs soil that is well drained and low in fertility because rich soil promotes sprawling, floppy growth. Rather than growing tall, it grows as an ever-widening mat. We recommend shearing it back lightly just after flowering. Clusters of small, bright apricot flowers cover the plant in spring. The leaves are gray-green edged in cream and are semi-evergreen, making a tapestry of color throughout the year. It is a useful plant edging the front of a garden bed, or planted in a rock garden, or for trailing over stone walls. Other plants to consider choosing for companions are campanulas (bellflowers), veronicas, alpine asters, bergenias, daffodils, and erodiums (cranesbills), among others. Hardy in USDA Zones 3 to 7 in the eastern half of the U.S. and hardy in USDA Zones 3 to 9 in the West.