Royal Carpet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'
The Royal Carpet variety of Alyssum is a very versatile flower. Royal Carpet Alyssum can be planted just about any time throughout the season both indoors and out.
One of the easiest annuals to grow, Royal Carpet Sweet Alyssum adds color and fragrance to the front of flowerbeds or along the edge of walkways. It's also a very charming plant for patio containers and window boxes. This heirloom variety and All-America Selections winner, grows just 2-4 inches tall. When it blooms, the masses of purple flowers can cover most of the foliage. Sweet Alyssum grows very quickly and easily from seed. Its seed can be started indoors about 4-6 weeks before the last frost date in your region, or the seeds can be directly sown into the garden. Plant in full sun to partial shade. Royal Carpet Sweet Alyssum is reliably, powerfully and delightfully fragrant.
Royal carpet alyssum grows low to the ground and is beautiful along walkways and spilling over flower pots. Royal Carpet Alyssum is perfect for growing from seed either in trays or directly into the garden.
Botanical Name Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'
Color Purples
Form Tender Perennial
Height 2-4 inches
Spread 10 inches
Hardiness Zone 3-9
Growing Alyssum Royal Carpet From Seed.
Sow seeds very lightly into potting soil or seed starting mix (barely cover them). Sweet alyssum attracts butterflies, beneficial pollinators, and hoverflies that eat aphids. You can spread alyssum seeds on the ground after the last frost when soil temperatures are Consistently above freezing. Royal carpet alyssum grows low to the ground and is beautiful along walkways and spilling over flower pots. how to grow alyssum. Alyssum seeds are very small and germinate with light, so don’t bury the seeds too deep. Sow the seeds over a seed starting mix indoors, directly in a container, or in your garden after the danger of frost has passed, six to eight weeks before the last frost. alyssum is perfect for growing from seed either in trays or directly into the garden. Whether you give them a head. After you have chosen a good, sunny location, sow. the tiny larvae of syrphid flies feed on aphids, which makes this annual a great companion plant for the vegetable garden. sweet alyssum is easy to grow from seed.