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Alyssum

Very pretty, low growing, hardy perennials and annuals. Small pillows of multiple tiny flowers, continuing to flower throughout the summer. Sweetly scented. For prolonged flowering snip off the seedpods after each bloom.

Usage

The dwarf spreading habit of these plants make them particularly good for edging, rockeries, hanging baskets, between paving and dry stone walls. For an effective display interplant with Lobelia 'Crystal Palace'.

Varieties

Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Carpet of Snow'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Plant type: Hardy Annual
Flower colour: White
Height: 8-10cm (3-4in)
Spacing: 15-20cm (6-8in)
Position: Sunny site
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
Suggested sowing time:

(Key: sow indoors,   sow outside,   sow outside under cover.)
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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Golf Mix'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Plant type: Hardy Annual
Flower colour: Lavender, purple and magenta
Height: 8-10cm (3-4in)
Spacing: 15-20cm (6-8in)
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
Notes: Attracts butterflies
Sowing instructions: Sow on the top of the compost, don't cover the seeds.
Suggested sowing time:

(Key: sow indoors,   sow outside,   sow outside under cover.)
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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Little Dorrit'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Plant type: Hardy Annual
Flower colour: White
Height: 15cm (6in)
Position: Sunny site
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
Notes: Probably the most commonly grown alyssum.
Suggested sowing time:

(Key: sow indoors,   sow outside,   sow outside under cover.)
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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Minimum'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Plant type: Hardy
Flower colour: White
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Oriental Night'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Flower colour: Purple
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Rosie O'Day'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Flower colour: Pink
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Royal Carpet'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Plant type: Hardy Annual
Flower colour: Purple
Height: 8-10cm (3-4in)
Position: Sunny site
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
Suggested sowing time:

(Key: sow indoors,   sow outside,   sow outside under cover.)
Transplanting time:

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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Snow Carpet'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Flower colour: White
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
Notes: Larger flowered variety
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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Snow Crystals'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Flower colour: White
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
Notes: Larger flowered variety
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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Snow Drift'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Flower colour: White
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
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Alyssum maritimum syn. Lobularia maritima  'Wonderland'
Other common names: Sweet Alyssum
Flower colour: Rosey red
Height: 8-10cm (3-4in)
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
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Alyssum saxatile compactum syn. Aurinia saxatilis  'Gold Dust'
Other common names: Basket of gold
Plant type: Hardy Perennial
Flower colour: Yellow
Height: 20-25cm (8-10in)
Spread: 51cm (20in)
Position: Sunny site
Soil type: Well drained but not too fertile soil.
Notes: An attractive grey-leaved perennial which bears trailing flower spikes of rich golden yellow.
Sowing instructions: Sow seeds in open ground all year round, except where heavy frosts are forecast. Cover seeds with 3mm of fine soil, gently firm the soil.
Suggested sowing time:

(Key: sow indoors,   sow outside,   sow outside under cover.)
Transplanting time:

Flowering time: