Flower Alyssum Royal Carpet

Grow alyssum royal carpet from fresh lobularia maritima flower seeds.

Flower alyssum royal carpet.

Vibrant shades of purple pastel pink and crisp white make this a great edging flower. Big pack x alyssum royal carpet flower seeds 10 000 fragrant lobularia maritima attracts honey bees birds butterfly ground cover for zones 3 and up by myseeds co big pack 10 000 seeds. Alyssum colors include yellow and white while a few species display pink lavender violet and purple shades. I enjoy seeing bees hover flies and all sorts of pollinators buzzing around and guarding my veggie plants.

Sowing directly in the garden. Alyssum flowers are easy to grow and bloom quickly. Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped. Alyssum plants are small about a few inches but they spread as much as a foot in diameter.

I have a community garden plot and the carpet of snow and the royal carpet placing my reorder now border two of the four sides. Firm soil lightly and keep evenly moist. The tiny flower is so fragrant and fills the air with its mildly sweet scent early morning and evening. Sow seeds 6 inches apart and barely press in.

Alyssum is a must have in my garden. Alyssum flowers are an adorable option for ground cover in gardens. Growing to a mature height of only 2 to 4 inches tall alyssum royal carpet makes a perfect groundcover plant and is widely used in pots containers and raised beds. Royal carpet will produce clusters of beautiful purple flowers all summer long.

Also suitable for growing in rockeries mixed cottage gardens and containers. Royal carpet is great for adding colour to borders and edges as it won t shade out plants behind it. Seedlings will emerge in 8 10 days. The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season.

Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent. Direct sow seeds in average soil in full sun to part shade after danger of heavy frost.