| Description | Easter Bonnet series Alyssum (Lobularia) A series of Alyssum with a large range of flower colors and good heat tolerance. |
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| Pronunciation | (lob-U-la-ri-ah)(ma-RIT-i-ma) |
| Plant Type | Annuals |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, additional water during dry spells, avoid soggy situations |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average |
| Temperature | a cool season plant flowers best in the early 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 | white, violet, purple, rose, deep rose, peach etc., fragrant |
| Leaves | small lanceolate to linear leaves, matting foliage |
| Dimensions | spreading 12-14 inches, space 6-10 inches on center, low creeping growth form |
| Maintenance | can be trimmed to encourage more growth |
| Propagation | Instead of sowing in a seed flat and transplanting up to a growing container, it is better to sow directly into the finale growing container. Seedlings and seeds are very small. |
| Author's Notes | Almost all Alyssum I have grown or have seen growing go into a mid summer slump. The foliage of plants growing in full hot sun will have the foliage lighten almost to the point of a bleached look. Flower production will slow to shut down. A light cut or shearing will encourage new growth and the plants will regain their vigor when the weather cools. I will put my potted Alyssum in a shaded spot during the mid summer slump. |
| Notes & Reference | #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) , Pan American Seed Company web site |
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