Alyssum Purple Royal Carpet

Royal carpet has purple flowers and is very dwarf growing to only 2 4 inches tall.

Alyssum purple royal carpet.

9 10 weeks to flowering. 2 products alyssum royal carpet short description. Make sure alyssum royal carpet seeds are properly watered to stimulate healthy germination. Alyssum makes a great temporary ground cover and grows nicely with dianthus violets and thyme.

It blooms quickly from seed is easy to grow and makes a great addition as an edging plant in the border. A sea of fragrant blooms for edging. Sweet alyssum is a flower that is native to southern europe and is also commonly referred to as sweet alice. Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent.

Royal carpet will produce clusters of beautiful purple flowers all summer long. Plant alyssum between stepping stones or in paving cracks or grow it in containers. The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season. Sweet alyssum is semi drought tolerant but prefers plentiful.

The royal carpet variant of sweet alyssum has a short stature of 3 to 6 inches at maturity and has lavender colored flowers. This flower works well for either borders or pot fillers and will thrive in most yards. Alyssum also makes a great addition to a butterfly or seaside garden. Also known as sweet alyssum or sweet alison this very compact variety forms a dense carpet of medium green foliage that is completely covered with sweetly scented dark purple clusters of small flowers.

The royal carpet variety of alyssum is the taller and more colorful strain of its close cousin alyssum carpet of snow. Vibrant shades of purple pastel pink and crisp white make this a great edging flower. Dwarf sweet alyssum royal carpet is an heirloom variety that was an aas winner in 1953. Alyssum carpet of snow short description.

Grow alyssum royal carpet from fresh lobularia maritima flower seeds. An excellent choice for ground cover or border plantings this dainty bloom has a gentle fragrance and a long blooming season in most regions. Colorful storybook edging for borders and beds. 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.

Approximately 650 seeds per packet. Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped. A favourite nectar source for adult hoverflies and caterpillar parasitic trichogramma wasps. Alyssum purple royal carpet lobularia maritima is a popular garden annual that can be easily grown from alyssum seeds.

A very versatile flower royal carpet can be planted just about any time throughout the season both indoors and out. Alyssum performs best in areas with relatively cool summers but can grow anywhere.