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Sweet alyssum
Sweet alyssum, with its dainty, fragrant flowers, is often used in containers and hanging baskets to spill over the edges, creating a soft, frothy look. It's also a great edging plant because of its tidy, compact habit. Regardless of how you use it, sweet alyssum does best in spring and fall's cool conditions (or use it for winter color in very warm climates).
In cool-summer conditions, such as the northern third of the U.S., it will bloom steadily through the summer. It halts bloom in summer in warmer areas.
- Light:
- Sun, Part Sun
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Plant Height:
- To 8 inches tall
- Plant Width:
- To 1 foot wide
- Landscape Uses:
- Containers, Beds & Borders, Privacy, Slopes, Groundcover
- Special Features:
- Flowers, Fragrant, Easy to Grow
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Plant It With
Nemesia
Mix nemesia, with its fine-textured blooms and foliage, with lower sweet alyssum for a charming, fragrant combo.
PansyRich purple pansies look great growing with a carpet of white sweet alyssum.
StockUpright stock always looks good when grown with tidy mounds of sweet alyssum.
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