Grow guide
How to grow Alyssum Oriental Nights
Lobularia maritima
- Type
- Alyssum
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 45–60 days
- Spacing
- 6″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Half hardy
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 4 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 21 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Deadhead As needed
- Thin As needed
Notes
Deep violet-purple sweet alyssum forming 4-6 in. honey-scented mats; contrasts well with silver-leaved companions and re-blooms after a mid-summer shearing.
More alyssum varieties
Grows well nearby
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