Flower Alyssum Royal Carpet

The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season.

Flower alyssum royal carpet.

Grow alyssum royal carpet from fresh lobularia maritima flower seeds. Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent. Alyssum colors include yellow and white while a few species display pink lavender violet and purple shades. Seedlings will emerge in 8 10 days.

Alyssum flowers are easy to grow and bloom quickly. Alyssum plants are small about a few inches but they spread as much as a foot in diameter. Royal carpet will produce clusters of beautiful purple flowers all summer long. The tiny flower is so fragrant and fills the air with its mildly sweet scent early morning and evening.

Also suitable for growing in rockeries mixed cottage gardens and containers. Firm soil lightly and keep evenly moist. 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. Vibrant shades of purple pastel pink and crisp white make this a great edging flower.

Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped. Alyssum is a must have in my garden. Royal carpet is great for adding colour to borders and edges as it won t shade out plants behind it. Alyssum flowers are tiny and tightly grouped.

Alyssum may be sown directly in the garden after frost or planted as a potted plant. Sowing directly in the garden. Alyssum flowers are an adorable option for ground cover in gardens. I have a community garden plot and the carpet of snow and the royal carpet placing my reorder now border two of the four sides.

I enjoy seeing bees hover flies and all sorts of pollinators buzzing around and guarding my veggie plants. Direct sow seeds in average soil in full sun to part shade after danger of heavy frost.