Similar to the regular carpet of snow but more compact.
Alyssum carpet of snow bloom time.
This variety in particular attracts butterflies.
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.
These plants make excellent landscape edging plants in the garden and even in containers.
Its rounded clusters of flowers are fragrant.
Purple fading to pale lavender and white on top.
Flower clusters typically only reach 3.
The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season.
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.
It is popularly named as carpet because it is best when it is used as groundcover and grown about 2 4 inches only.
For bedding edgings rock gardens and window boxes.
Grow heirloom alyssum plant carpet of snow sweetalyssum seedsthis aptly named flower ndash.
Royal carpet lobularia maritima.
Technically a perennial sweet alyssum is widely treated as if it were an annual plant in cold winter climates.
If compost is not available top dress the soil after planting with 1 2.
The type with white flowers carpet of snow is the most popular alyssum.
Plant alyssum carpet of snow virtually throughout the season but be sure to.
Perennial in zones 9 11.
Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent.
Annual up to zone 8.
But it is one of the hardier annuals capable of surviving light frosts that would kill more tender plants.
The carpet like flowers are often used for beddings edgings rock gardens and window boxes.
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 seeds short description.
Sweet alyssums also will draw all sorts of pollinators to your garden.
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.
It can be planted quite easily from seed either indoors or out and produces bunches of lovely white flowers.
Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped.
Plant them in masses to create an abundance of its light honey fragrance.
These plants really resemble neat piles of snow when viewed from a distance.
Designed to grow in partially shaded areas.
The foliage is barely visible under abundant clusters of white blooms.
A sea of fragrant blooms for edging.
New carpet of snow.
Perennials can live for more than two years.
Also sometimes called sweet alice or sweet alison is our most popular alyssum variety for good reason.
It can be added to your planting area at any time.
