Potted Alyssum Carpet Of Snow

Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped.

Potted alyssum carpet of snow.

Plant alyssum carpet of snow virtually throughout the season but be sure to. Its hardiness and versatility makes it ideal as a border ground cover or for growing in pots. Grow heirloom alyssum plant carpet of snow sweetalyssum seedsthis aptly named flower ndash. Direct sow seeds in average soil in full sun to part shade after danger of heavy frost.

The carpet like flowers are often used for beddings edgings rock gardens and window boxes. This variety in particular attracts butterflies. The foliage is barely visible under abundant clusters of white blooms. The carpet of snow spreads about 5 8 inches and can grow up to 4 inches long.

Seedlings will emerge in 8 10 days. Also sometimes called sweet alice or sweet alison is our most popular alyssum variety for good reason. Alyssum may be sown directly in the garden after frost or planted as a potted plant. These plants really resemble neat piles of snow when viewed from a distance.

For bedding edgings rock gardens and window boxes. Perfect for edging rockeries and window boxes mr fothergill s alyssum is a great choice for the modern or cottage garden. Flower clusters typically only reach 3. It grows annually and blooms with white flowers after being sown for a minimum of 4 weeks.

Similar to the regular carpet of snow but more compact. Alyssum carpet of snow 2 1 alyssum carpet of snow 3 1 long lasting masses of tiny fragrant white flowers. Designed to grow in partially shaded areas. Sowing directly in the garden.

Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent. Ha hardy annual. An easy to grow fragrant choice for edging. A hardy annual that flowers in the same year and prefers a sunny position.

It can be planted quite easily from seed either indoors or out and produces bunches of lovely white flowers. Earthcare seeds alyssum royal carpet 5 000 seeds lobularia maritima fragrant groundcover heirloom open pollinated non gmo 4 5 out of 5 stars 6 3 45 3. Hugs the ground and freely produces a carpet of white flowers. 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.

As a versatile ground hugging plant with masses of tiny white flowers alyssum provides a striking contrast to other garden colours. New carpet of snow. Firm soil lightly and keep evenly moist. The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season.