Carpet of Snow (Alyssum)
Latin Name: Lobularia maritima
Item #: 5110023
Difficulty:
Easy
Attracts Butterflies:
Yes
Attracts Bees:
Yes
Fragrant
Yes
(4 in/10 cm) Hardy annual. Tiny pure white fragrant blossoms on dwarf plants are uniform and compact, spreading rapidly from June to October. Pkt contains 1,000 seeds.
(4 in/10 cm) Hardy annual. Tiny pure white fragrant blossoms on dwarf plants are uniform and compact, spreading rapidly from June to October. This cool weather performer thrives well in drained soils of rock gardens and borders. Pkt contains 1,000 seeds.
ALYSSUM
Annual (4 in/10 cm) 79,000 seeds per oz/28 gr.
GREENHOUSE: Sow Feb. 1st. to Apr. 1st. for May blooms. To skip transplanting sow as thinly as possible (1 oz/28 g per 60 flats - 12x20 in/31x51 cm @ 1,000 seedlings per flat). Seed should germinate in 5 days @ 60°F/16°C soil temp. Grow seedlings at 50-55°F/10-13°C. Use soil low in pH (especially blue alyssum). Plants are easily stunted by rich soil. Shade blue and pink types with cheesecloth to prevent bleaching.
DIRECT SOWING: Sow outside in late May. Cover 1/8 in/3 mm deep with fine soil, firm well. Thin seedlings in clumps, 6 in/15 cm apart, 3 weeks after transplanting. Blooms 6 weeks from seed.
