Royal Carpet Purple Alyssum

Royal Carpet Purple Alyssum
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seeds
Lobularia maritima
(63 days) Open-pollinated. Annual. Luxuriate in shades of purple by blanketing your beds with this easy-to-grow dwarf 3" alyssum, a profusion of fragrant blossoms right up until the early fall frosts.

Start seed in cool place 6 weeks before setting out. Needs light to germinate. Transplant seedlings 4–8" apart. Easy to grow, likes sun, tolerates some shade. To extend their season, shear plants halfway back four weeks after bloom. Resistant to frost, will tolerate temperatures below 25°. 1953 AAS. About 2,370 seeds/g. ③

From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.

We will not be fulfilling seed orders from May 20 - May 22 while we do physical inventory count. Orders placed by Monday, May 19 at 10am will be shipped before the break. We will resume normal order fulfillment on Friday, May 23.
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4823 Royal Carpet Purple Alyssum

A: 0.5g
$3.00
B: 7g
$5.50
C: 28g
$9.75
D: 84g
$20.00

Additional Information

Alyssum

~2,370 seeds/g

Annual. Widely recognized nectar source for beneficial insects. Growing alyssum provides nectar for hoverflies, which feed on aphids. Start seed in cool place 6 weeks before setting out. Needs light to germinate. Transplant seedlings 4–8" apart. Easy to grow, likes sun, tolerates some shade. To extend their season, shear plants halfway back four weeks after bloom. Resistant to frost, will tolerate temperatures below 25°.

Germination Testing

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Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.