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New page: {{Plantbox | name = ''Aurinia saxatilis'' | common_names = Basket of Gold, Goldentuft alyssum, Golden Alyssum, Gold-dust, Golden-tuft alyssum, Golden-tuft madwort, Rock madwort | growth_ha...
{{Plantbox
| name = ''Aurinia saxatilis''
| common_names = Basket of Gold, Goldentuft alyssum, Golden Alyssum, Gold-dust, Golden-tuft alyssum, Golden-tuft madwort, Rock madwort
| growth_habit = herbaceous
| high = 4-12in
| wide = 16-20in
| origin = Asia, Europe
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40F (5C), etc -->
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
| usda_zones = <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Alyssum saxatile.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|regnum = Plantae
|ordo = Brassicales
|familia = Brassicaceae
|genus = Aurinia
|species = saxatilis
}}
<!--- GENERAL genus/plant description goes here -->
Aurinia saxatilis (syn. Alyssum saxatile L., Alyssum saxatile L. var. compactum Hort.) is an ornamental plant.

==Cultivation==
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| color = IndianRed
| name = Golden dust
| jan =
| feb =
| mar = transplant
| apr =
| may = flowering
| jun = flowering
| jul =
| aug =
| sep =
| oct = sow
| nov =
| dec =
| notes =
}}

===Propagation===
Seed in fall. Cultivars from tip cuttings in late spring/early summer.

===Pests and diseases===


==Cultivars==
Some cultivars are "Compacta", "Dudley Nevill", "Goldkugel", "Silver Queen".

==Gallery==
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==References==
*{{wplink}}
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->

==External links==

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