It does well in partly sunny areas of the garden and is a lovely groundcover or underplanting for taller shrubs and perennials.
Alyssum carpet of snow planting.
With a toughness that belies its delicate appearance sweet alyssum is surprisingly wind tolerant and makes a useful plant in coastal areas.
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Its hardiness and versatility makes it ideal as a border ground cover or for growing in pots.
Sweet alyssum lobularia maritima carpet of snow blooms all season with delicate pure white flowers.
A sea of fragrant blooms for edging.
Lobularia maritima is a larval host plant for the cabbage white and checkered white butterflies.
Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent.
The flowers are attractive to butterflies and bees and are scented.
It is a perennial plant and can be sown right after the frost has passed or can even be planted in some pot indoors during the frost.
The wonderland series of sweet alyssum have larger flowers.
Alyssum produces small white flowers collected in hemispherical brush.
Alyssum also makes a great addition to a butterfly or seaside garden.
Flower clusters typically only reach 3 inches tall.
Its shoots branch out strongly and as they grow occupy all the free space in the garden.
Alyssum has a sweet fragrance.
Alyssum snow carpet is a groundcover annual reaching a height of 10 15 cm.
It grows annually and blooms with white flowers after being sown for a minimum of 4 weeks.
Each flower consists of 4 rounded petals and a yellow core.
Alyssum carpet of snow is an easy to grow small annual that is covered with tiny white flowers for many months.
Plant where you can enjoy this such as in a window box.
Similar to the regular carpet of snow but more compact.
It is a hardy and easy care plant with few pests and diseases.
Always early to bloom alyssum carpet of snow has a ground hugging habit that is perfect for rock gardens or cascading from crevices in walls.
Everything you need to know on how to grow this beautiful fragrant flower that does look like a carpet of snow from a distance anyway.
Alyssum carpet of snow 2 1 alyssum carpet of snow 3 1 long lasting masses of tiny fragrant white flowers.
New carpet of snow.
Plant alyssum between stepping stones or in paving cracks or grow it in containers.
Color varieties snow carpet white.
Alyssum carpet of snow seeds short description.
The carpet of snow spreads about 5 8 inches and can grow up to 4 inches long.