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Sweet Alyssum SEEDS, 'carpet of snow (Lobularia maritima ') Groundcover FLOWERS
Original price
$ 2.15
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Original price
$ 65.95
Original price
$ 2.15
$ 2.15
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$ 65.95
Current price
$ 2.15
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Lobularia maritima 'Carpet of Snow' is a classic dwarf white sweet alyssum producing masses of delicate, honey-fragrant white flowers on compact plants just 4–6 inches tall. A prolific, fast-growing, and virtually trouble-free annual, it is equally at home in borders, container combinations, between pavers, and as a groundcover in both outdoor gardens and greenhouses. A natural attractor and food source for beneficial insects — widely used in vegetable and fruit production as a beneficial habitat planting. Tender perennial in Zones 9–11; grown as an annual everywhere else. Deer resistant. Approx. 71,100 seeds per oz.
Plant Highlights
- Masses of tiny honey-fragrant white flowers — blooms all summer long
- Dwarf compact habit, 4–6 inches tall; sprawling, dense coverage
- Outstanding edging, border, and groundcover plant; fits between pavers
- Attracts lacewings, parasitic wasps, syrphid flies, and tachinid flies — valuable in vegetable gardens
- Fast-growing, low-cost, virtually trouble-free; reseeds reliably
- Deer resistant
Growing Guide
Sowing: Surface-sow; do not cover seeds — light is required for germination. Keep seeds consistently moist at 55–75°F. Germination in 15–20 days.
Sowing rate: 1 oz per 1,000 sq ft | 2½ lbs per acre. Space plants 6 inches apart.
Site and soil: Full sun to partial shade; well-drained soil, pH 6.0–6.5. Tolerates a wide range of growing conditions. If plants become open or leggy, cut back and they will be bushy and blooming again within 4 weeks. Soil should be well-drained — soggy soil causes root rot.
Planting Specs
- Type: Annual (tender perennial in Zones 9–11)
- USDA Zones: 7–9 (perennial); all zones (annual)
- Height: 4–6 inches (dwarf) | Spreading habit
- Bloom season: Spring through summer
- Bloom color: White
- Light: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil: Well-drained, pH 6.0–6.5
- Deer resistant: Yes
- Germ temp: 55–75°F | Avg. germ time: 15–20 days
- Planting depth: Surface sow; do not cover
- Sowing rate: 1 oz per 1,000 sq ft | 2½ lbs per acre
- Spacing: 6 inches
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