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Brassicaceae
Buckler mustard
Biscutella laevigata
Also known as Biscutella, Buckler-wort, Biscutella valentina var. laevigata, Crucifera biscutella
Native Plants · Alpine · Rock Garden · Brassicaceae · Yellow Flowers · European Wildflower · Perennial · Pollinator · Low Maintenance · Mountain Plant · Biscutella
Buckler mustard is a compact alpine perennial from European mountain meadows, producing cheerful yellow flowers with distinctive rounded seed pods in spring and early summer. It prefers well-drained, rocky or gritty soils and tolerates cool temperatures exceptionally well. Plant it in a rock garden or alpine trough in partial to full sun for best flowering results.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly until soil is evenly moist; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days; minimal once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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