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Alyssum

Low-growing carpet teems with the tiniest of flowers! A versatile annual equally effective spilling over the rims of containers, filling in cracks between flagstones or blanketing garden's edge. Very salt tolerant.

Companion Plants

Celosia

Marigold

Petunia

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Alyssum

  • Botanical name

    Lobularia maritima

  • Variety

    na

  • Zone

    Grow as an annual.

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    4-6" (10-15 cm)

  • Habit

    Mounded

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    1-2 times per week

  • Bloom Color

    Mix

  • Bloom Time

    Spring-fall

  • Maintenance

    Shear back lightly after bloom

This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:

  • Heather J.'s collection