Royal Carpet Alyssum Edible

Royal carpet alyssum is a low growing spreading annual flower to 15cm tall that produces masses of sweetly fragrant deep violet to mauve coloured flowers.

Royal carpet alyssum edible.

Sow twice a year for almost continuous bloom. White alyssum by far is the most popular. Growing royal carpet alyssum flower garden seeds. All america selections winner offers up mounds of rich violet purple blooms.

Alyssum colors include yellow and white while a few species display pink lavender violet and purple shades. The royal carpet variety of alyssum is the taller and more colorful strain of its close cousin alyssum carpet of snow. A very versatile flower royal carpet can be planted just about any time throughout the season both indoors and out. It is an annual but will often self seed.

Royal carpet will produce clusters of beautiful purple flowers all summer long. Colorful storybook edging for borders and beds. Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped. It is popularly named as carpet because it is best when it is used as groundcover and grown about 2 4 inches only.

Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Earthcare seeds alyssum royal carpet 5 000 seeds lobularia maritima fragrant groundcover heirloom open pollinated non gmo. Sweet alyssum in edible landscaping. Alyssum plants are small about a few inches but they spread as much as a foot in diameter.

Get it as soon as fri sep 11. Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent. For earliest blooms begin seeds 6 8 weeks indoors prior to the frost. Alyssum flowers are tiny and tightly grouped.

Royal carpet alyssum flowers have a wildflower like hardiness and are most commonly broadcasted directly after the frost. Alyssum was first originated in southern europe. Make sure alyssum royal carpet seeds are properly watered to stimulate healthy germination. Royal carpet purple the name of this type refers to the cluster of purple alyssum flowers which bloom throughout the summer and are one of the most beautiful types of alyssum.

Alyssum royal carpet seeds short description. Burpee royal carpet alyssum seeds 2500 seeds. Sweet alyssum sweet alison seed type. Lobularia maritima other names.

Also suitable for growing in rockeries mixed cottage gardens and containers. The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season. 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. Look for a gorgeous spread of continuous color to add enchantment to the border.

3 7 out of 5 stars 22. Although there are many colors of sweet alyssum and i regularly use them all white sweet alyssum attracts the most beneficial insects. Grow alyssum royal carpet from fresh lobularia maritima flower seeds.