Flower Alyssum Royal Carpet

Alyssum is a must have in my garden.

Flower alyssum royal carpet.

Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped. Direct sow seeds in average soil in full sun to part shade after danger of heavy frost. Alyssum may be sown directly in the garden after frost or planted as a potted plant. Sowing directly in the garden.

Royal carpet is great for adding colour to borders and edges as it won t shade out plants behind it. Sow seeds 6 inches apart and barely press in. 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 flowers are tiny and tightly grouped.

The tiny flower is so fragrant and fills the air with its mildly sweet scent early morning and evening. Also suitable for growing in rockeries mixed cottage gardens and containers. Alyssum plants are small about a few inches but they spread as much as a foot in diameter. Alyssum colors include yellow and white while a few species display pink lavender violet and purple shades.

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. Grow alyssum royal carpet from fresh lobularia maritima flower seeds. Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent. Royal carpet alyssum is a low growing spreading annual flower to 15cm tall that produces masses of sweetly fragrant deep violet to mauve coloured flowers.

The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season. 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. Alyssum flowers are an adorable option for ground cover in gardens. Alyssum flowers are easy to grow and bloom quickly.

Firm soil lightly and keep evenly moist. I enjoy seeing bees hover flies and all sorts of pollinators buzzing around and guarding my veggie plants.