Alyssum

Uses:

  • Container Spillers
  • Annual Groundcover
  • Edging & Bedding Plant
  • Hanging Baskets

Features:

  • Low-Growing Fragrant Flowers
  • Long Bloom Season
  • Easy Care Annual

Sunlight:

  • Partial Sun to Full Sun
  • 5+ Hours of Direct Sun
  • East, West or South Sides of Homes

Sweet Alyssum is a cool-season annual, prized for its abundant tiny blooms in shades of purple, pink and white. The sweet-smelling blooms attract pollinators, like bees and butterflies. Sweet Alyssum forms a low mat that works well along walkways, retaining walls, and garden beds. It grows easily in containers and cascades over the edges for a soft look.


About Alyssum

Sweet Alyssum
Genus
Species
Family
Lobularia, Alyssum
Lobularia maritima, Alyssum montanum
Brassicaceae

Common Names:

Sweet Alyssum, Carpet Flower


Native To:

Mediterranean region

Plant Type:

Annuals

Foliage Type:

Evergreen

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

5–11

Flower Color:

White, Pink, Lavender, Purple, Attracts:

Flower Bloom Time:

Spring to Fall

Growth Habit:

Low-growing, spreading, and trailing

Attracts:

Bees, Butterflies

Tolerates:

Heat, Drought

Resists:

Deer, Rabbits