Choosing Allysum

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Alyssum 'Wonderland® Citron'

Alyssum 'Wonderland® Citron' * Lobularia maritime
Fragrant pastel yellow flowers on uniform plants 4 inches tall with 6-inch spread are cold and rain tolerant. Full sun annual ideal for rock gardens, borders, containers, and hanging baskets. (Grown by Bodger Seeds)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Try starting Allysum from seed

Carpet of Snow Alyssum - 200 Seeds, 2 g - White

by Hirts: Seed; Annual

 

  • Lobularia Martima
  • Covered with tiny flowers from spring until frost
  • Height: 3-5"
  • Sun/Part Shade
  • Annual
  • Alyssum
    Carpet of Snow (Lobularia Martima)

    Because it is covered with tiny flowers from spring until frost, Carpet of Snow has been a garden border favorite for generations. Alyssum provides honey-like fragrance for window boxes and hanging baskets in addition to its primary role as an edging plant. Carpet of Snow is a mound of color in rock gardens, along walks, or just filling an empty corner. An easy-to-grow gem!

    Type: Annual
    Light: Sun/Part Shade
    Height: 3-5"
    Days to Germination: 5-10
    Blooms: Summer

    200 Seeds, 2 g



Sweet Alyssum Seeds Tiny Tim 200 Seeds

by Botanical Interests

  • Annual that blooms spring until frost.
  • Great dwarf plant for borders or pots.
  • It may reseed for next year.
  • Lovely white sweetly scented blooms.
  • Labularia maritima procumbens
  • Blooming in as little as 6 to 8 weeks from sowing, this honey-scented flower is delightfully versatile. Use to carpet a rose or bulb bed, in a rock garden, front of the border, or between flagstones. At only 6" high with rose, pink, lilac and white flowers, it can even stand a bit of frost.

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