Carpet of Snow Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima 'Carpet of Snow'
The Carpet of Snow variety of Alyssum is a very versatile flower. Carpet of Snow Alyssum can be planted just about any time throughout the season both indoors and out.
One of the easiest annuals to grow, Carpet of Snow 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. Carpet of Snow Sweet Alyssum is reliably, powerfully and delightfully fragrant.
Carpet of Snow alyssum grows low to the ground and is beautiful along walkways and spilling over flower pots. Carpet of Snow Alyssum is perfect for growing from seed either in trays or directly into the garden.
Botanical Name Lobularia maritima 'Carpet of Snow'
Color Purples
Form Tender Perennial
Height 2-4 inches
Spread 10 inches
Hardiness Zone 3-9
Growing Alyssum Carpet of Snow 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. Carpet of Snow 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.
Carpet of Snow Sweet Alyssum