1000 Sweet Alyssum Seeds Dwarf Pink Lobularia Maritima (Ground Cover)

1000 Sweet Alyssum Seeds Dwarf Pink Lobularia Maritima (Ground Cover)

Scientific Name: Lobularia maritima Common Name: Pink Sweet Alyssum Name: Sweet Alyssum Seeds Dwarf Pink Lobularia Maritima Plant Height: 2"-4" Plant Spacing: 9 - 12" Cycle: Tender Perennial Bloom Season - Summer Light Requirements: Full Sun, Partial Shade Attracts bees, birds, & butterflies Sowing: Direct sow in spring, after the soil warms. Press the seed into the surface of the soil, since it needs light to germinate. Keep the soil lightly moist until germination. The seed can also be started indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date of spring. Keep the soil lightly moist, and transplant the seedlings as soon as there is no chance of frost. Growing: Keep the plants watered, since they do not appreciate dry soil. To encourage rebloom, cut the plant back by one third. In the heat of summer, blooming will decrease. This plant makes an excellent ground cover or container plant, and attracts butterflies and bees. It may reseed in good growing conditions. Dwarf Pink Sweet Alyssum is a favorite of gardeners, prized for its masses of fragrant flowers and used as an edging plant or addition to the border. Plants bloom quickly from seed. Plants tolerate a range of growing conditions and are easily grown. ‘Dwarf Pink’ makes an excellent edging plant as it grows only 2-4 inches tall. Sowing: Direct sow in spring, after the soil warms. Press the seed into the surface of the soil, since it needs light to germinate. Keep the soil lightly moist until germination. The seed can also be started indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date of spring. Keep the soil lightly moist, and transplant the seedlings as soon as there is no chance of frost. Growing: Keep the plants watered, since they do not appreciate dry soil. To encourage rebloom, cut the plant back by one third. In the heat of summer, blooming will decrease. This plant makes an excellent ground cover or container plant, and attracts butterflies and bees. It may reseed in good growing conditions.