General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 4-6 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Needs specific temperature: Grow seedlings at 50 - 55F
Days to germinate: Seed should germinate in 5 days at 60F soil temperatures.
Depth to plant seed: Sow outside in late May. 1/8 in. deep. Blooms 6 weeks from seed.
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Use soil low in pH. Especially with blue alyssum. Thin seedlings in clumps 6 inches apart 3 weeks after transplanting. Blooms 6 weeks from seed.
Pollinators: Various insects

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Trade name information:
Series: Wonderland
Cultivar name: 'Wonderland White'
Common names
  • Sweet Alyssum

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Date: 2015-04-17
Location: My garden in N E Pa.

Date: 2015-04-17

Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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