Sweet Alyssum

$3.00

Low growing blanket of flowers. Cover crop. Attracts and supports beneficial insects.

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Easy and quick to grow
Fun for kids to plant as seeds are easy to handle and will almost always germinate
Edible flowers and beautiful, round leaves that add a peppery kick to salads
Blooms in cheery, warm colors
Attracts beneficial insects & entraps pests that are drawn in by the mustard oil they produce, keeping them off your food crops
Great in containers of at the front of garden beds or even used as an annual ground cover.
Great companion for brassicas.

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Planting Information:

Direct Sow 1/2 -1” deep. Cover seed as they require darkness to germinate. Rather than planting them all together, plant them around your garden where they will benefit other crops and add beauty with their flowers. Protect from frost or they will die and break your heart.

 Lobularia maritima  PLANT HEIGHT: 4-16” though when it's "tall" it lays on the ground PLANT WIDTH: 6-9” SEED SPACING: Scatter SEED DEPTH: Surface IDEAL TEMP: 65-80º Germination: 10-20 days DAYS TO MATURITY: 50-60 SOIL: Rich to average, well-drained LIGHT: Full Sun / Part shade. Open-pollinated.