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🌸✨ Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) – 200 Fragrant White Flower Seeds

🌸✨ Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) – 200 Fragrant White Flower Seeds

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Lobularia maritima, commonly known as Sweet Alyssum, is a charming annual or short-lived perennial valued for its delicate, tiny white flowers that emit a sweet, honey-like fragrance. This fast-growing, low-growing plant creates dense mats of blossoms, making it perfect as ground cover, edging, or in containers.

Sweet Alyssum attracts beneficial insects like bees and hoverflies, aiding in natural pest control and pollination in your garden.


Usage:
Ideal for borders, rock gardens, containers, window boxes, and as a fragrant ground cover. Excellent companion plant in vegetable and flower gardens to attract pollinators and beneficial insects.


Sowing Time:

  • Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost for early blooms.

  • Direct sow outdoors in spring after frost danger has passed.


Germination:

  • Germinates in 7–14 days at 18–22°C (65–72°F).

  • Sow seeds on the surface or lightly cover with soil. Keep soil moist.


Soil Requirements:

  • Prefers well-drained, moderately fertile soil.

  • Thrives in neutral to slightly alkaline soil (pH 6.0–7.5).


Light Requirements:

  • Full sun to partial shade.

  • Performs best with at least 4–6 hours of sunlight daily.


Watering:

  • Moderate watering; keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.

  • Tolerates short dry periods once established.


Planting Tips:

  • Space plants 15–20 cm (6–8 inches) apart.

  • Trim or deadhead to encourage continuous blooming and prevent legginess.

  • Can be mowed lightly to rejuvenate growth.


Height & Spread:

  • Grows 10–15 cm (4–6 inches) tall.

  • Spreads 30–45 cm (12–18 inches).


Additional Info:
Sweet Alyssum is a versatile, fragrant flower that brightens gardens with its delicate blooms and delightful scent. It’s an excellent choice for attracting pollinators, providing ground cover, and adding charm to containers or flower beds.


 

Each package contains 0.5 g or around 200 seeds

 

Lobularia maritima

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