A new cultivar of Sweet Alyssum with larger and more fragrant flowers
Pronunciation
(lob-U-la-ri-ah)(ma-RIT-i-ma)
Plant Type
Annuals
Sunlight
full
Moisture
average
Soil & Site
average
Temperature
a cool season plant flowers best in the early spring, spring and fall, can have mid-summer slumps, in Zone #5 hardened plants can be put into the garden end of April to early May
Flowers
lavender shades, purple shades and white, fragrant, tetraploid plants
Leaves
small lanceolate to linear leaves, matting foliage
Dimensions
6-10 inches tall , spreading 12-14 inches, space 6-10 inches on center
Maintenance
low maintenance
Propagation
Instead of sowing in a seed flat and transplanting up to the growing container, it is better to sow directly into the finale growing container. Seedling are very small.
Cultivar Origin
Originator Pan American Seed Company
Notes & Reference
#40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills)
, Pan American Seed Company web site