Technically a perennial sweet alyssum is widely treated as if it were an annual plant in cold winter climates.
Alyssum carpet of snow bloom time.
The carpet like flowers are often used for beddings edgings rock gardens and window boxes.
Sweet alyssums also will draw all sorts of pollinators to your garden.
The burpee alyssum carpet of snow seed can be used to grow an annual spreading flower that has dainty pure white blooms growing on dwarf crawling plants.
Alyssum carpet of snow 0 99 6 49 outstanding early blooming quick flowering low border annual which produces a blanket of thimble shaped clusters of pure white blossoms with a sweet honey like fragrance and delicate beauty all season.
Biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year.
Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent.
Also sometimes called sweet alice or sweet alison is our most popular alyssum variety for good reason.
These plants make excellent landscape edging plants in the garden and even in containers.
But it is one of the hardier annuals capable of surviving light frosts that would kill more tender plants.
It can be added to your planting area at any time.
A sea of fragrant blooms for edging.
This variety in particular attracts butterflies.
New carpet of snow.
The name of this type refers to the cluster of purple alyssum flowers which bloom throughout the summer and are one of the most beautiful types of alyssum.
Sweet alyssum is a wonderful cool season annual that has been a long time favorite because of its dainty blossoms on tidy mounds of foliage.
Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped.
Plant them in masses to create an abundance of its light honey fragrance.
Royal carpet lobularia maritima.
Grow heirloom alyssum plant carpet of snow sweetalyssum seedsthis aptly named flower ndash.
If compost is not available top dress the soil after planting with 1 2.
Alyssum carpet of snow seeds short description.
Mounding habit with plants reaching 4 6 inches tall and 10 12 inches wide.
For bedding edgings rock gardens and window boxes.
Annual up to zone 8.
Its rounded clusters of flowers are fragrant.
Perennial in zones 9 11.
These plants really resemble neat piles of snow when viewed from a distance.
Similar to the regular carpet of snow but more compact.
It is popularly named as carpet because it is best when it is used as groundcover and grown about 2 4 inches only.
Designed to grow in partially shaded areas.
The foliage is barely visible under abundant clusters of white blooms.
Purple fading to pale lavender and white on top.
Perennials can live for more than two years.
The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season.
Plant alyssum carpet of snow virtually throughout the season but be sure to.
Full sun to partial shade.
