Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima
Planted by the front door by Ella from seeds last summer. This is the first year we've seen them. Worth the 33 cents from a packet of seeds from Wal-Greens.
With sweet alyssum flowers give the plants a good "haircut" with a pair of scissors when they start to get leggy (remove about 1/2 of the growth): not only will this care promote further flowering, but it will also keep the plants optimally compact. Sweet alyssum sometimes re-seeds.
Annual
Attracts butterflies
Photo taken June 2012
Alyssum was used in folk medicine -- where they were regarded as antidotes to rabies.
Propogates by seed
Early spring bloomer
Plant in full sun to partial shade
Zones 4-10
Hardy to 32 degrees F
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