Alyssum

This fragrant garden favorite produces masses of crisp white blooms and a cloud of butterfly admirers. Perfect choice for lining walkways or in window boxes.

Look for a gorgeous spread of continuous color to add enchantment to the border. All-America Selections winner offers up mounds of rich, violet-purple blooms. Sow twice a year for almost continuous bloom.

If you are looking for an evergreen perennial ground cover, look no further than the mountain alyssum plant (). It is much quicker to purchase seedlings from your local nursery where they may also be found under the names ‘Mountain Gold Madwort' or...

They are small plants that may get 3 to 6 inches tall and produce clusters of tiny flowers in clumps. Sweet alyssum flowers are so named for their lively fragrance and are members of the mustard family.

Cut with a clean knife that has been dipped in a solution of 10% household bleach. If seeds need darkness, cover with 2 sheets of newspaper or plastic, remove upon the first signs of germination.

Dense heads of brilliant golden flowers. May also re-bloom late in the season. Butterflies love this plant. The Compacta blooms in early spring on low lying stems.

A beautiful addtion to any flower garden. The small size makes them excellent for window boxes or in pots–anywhere their sweet scent may be savored! Great for attracing beneficial insects.

Dwarf and very uniform in habit. The Wonderland variety has a consistent bloomtime and is an award winning series with very fragrant blooms.

A uniform blend of the Wonderland series colors plus Pastel Pink and Citron. This series produces dwarf plants with a vigorous spread. All are well-matched for plant height and bloom timing.

North Face is a new tetraploid Alyssum with a wonderful cascading habit, making it ideal for hanging baskets, combo planters, and garden borders. The low growing and well branched habit is easier for growers to handle, while the larger pure white flowers...

Extra large white florets on dwarf plants give this early flowering variety an extra showy appearance.

Nothing could be easier and more rewarding for the sunny garden than this hardy, long-lived, super colorful Alyssum. Shear it back after flowering for a neater look (you may get a second flush of blooms in late summer or early fall), and enjoy the muted...

This series produces dwarf plants with a vigorous spread. All are well-matched for plant height and bloom timing.

This series produces dwarf plants with a vigorous spread. All are well-matched for plant height and bloom timing.

With the sweet fragrance typical of Alyssum, the larger, showier flowers of this tetraploid series draw in consumers at retail. Growers love its increased vigor compared to standard diploid varieties, thus keeping production losses to a minimum.

With the sweet fragrance typical of Alyssum, the larger, showier flowers of this tetraploid series draw in consumers at retail. Growers love its increased vigor compared to standard diploid varieties, thus keeping production losses to a minimum.

Often blooms so thickly as to completely hide the foliage! Long-blooming, especially if spent blooms are cut back. Attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Low, spreading mounds with sweetly fragrant tiny white flowers in clusters.

This series produces dwarf plants with a vigorous spread. All are well-matched for plant height and bloom timing.

With the sweet fragrance typical of Alyssum, the larger, showier flowers of this tetraploid series draw in consumers at retail. Growers love its increased vigor compared to standard diploid varieties, thus keeping production losses to a minimum.

This variety is an old alyssum favorite. New Carpet of Snow flowers later than of the other Alyssum varieties we offer, and it possesses a looser plant habit but its trademark outdoor performance keeps growers and home gardeners coming back year after...

It was the first tetraploid Sweet Alyssum, which means that it has twice the chromosomes of older (diploid) varieties. Twice the chromosomes means LOTS more vigor, as well as specific improvements such as much greater heat and wind tolerance, larger flower...

Diseases & Pests: Protect younger plants froms slugs by sprinkling some crushed eggshells or diatomaceous earth on the soil surface surrounding the plants. When to Set Outside After all danger of frost has passed.

Like a banner to welcome spring, this carpet of soft pastel shades hugs the ground with gentle color and a vigorous spreading habit! Pastel Carpet is the most floriferous, vigorous, and colorful Sweet Alyssum yet, with soft shades of rose, pink, violet,...

Harvesting Tired alyssum plants often melt down in hot, humid conditions. Spacing Single Plants: 5" (15cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 5" (15cm) with 5" (15cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Sow alyssum from early spring to early summer, and in autumn where...

From the artist's perspective, this mix is a pointillist carpet of bloom in lavender, white and purple. When to Set Outside After all danger of frost has passed. Place in a location in full sun to partial shade with regular to rich, moist yet well-drained...

Just 6 inches high, this Viola is far more weather-resistant and long-lasting than its cousin the Pansy. It will look as though you carefully placed these plants in just the right position to show to best advantage -- but all you have to do is sow the...

Fragrant rosy-pink blooms blanket the gray-green foliage twice a season! Ideal for edging, groundcover, mass planting, and containers, it is the earliest Alyssum yet, a frost- tolerant pollinator magnet.