Madwort
Alyssum spinosum 'Roseum'
Brassicaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Perennial
Native distribution
S France, SE Spain
Location
Source of plant
Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery
Description
Small shrub, to 60cm. Stems much-branched, becoming spiny, spines branched. Leaves spathulate-obovate, silver scaly; flowering stem leaves linear-lanceolate. Petals deep rose, tapering to claw. Fruit 4-6mm, obovoid, glabrous; style 4-6mm; seed broad-winged.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4