Lemonade Alyssum

Easter Bonnet Lemonade Alyssum has soft yellow flowers on compact, tidy plants. Alyssums are perfect for edging flower beds or tucking into empty spots in the vegetable garden.

80 seeds 

PLANTING

Lobularia maritima

Annual

Germination: 7-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 65-75ºF

Seed Planting Depth: Sow on the surface and press into soil, seeds need light to germinate

Starting Indoors:  Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost. Provide 65-75ºF soil temperature. Transplant apart around the last frost, 6-8” apart.  

Sowing Outdoors: Starting around the last frost date, sow lightly and thin to 6-8” apart. Sow again in midsummer for late-season blooms

Growth Habit: Spreading, trailing

Height and Width:  6-8” x 10-14” 

Spacing: 6-8" apart

Light Needs: Full sun to part sun

Soil Needs: Average to Fertile, well-drained

Approximate days to flower from seed: 50-60 days

Uses: Flower beds, containers, borders, rock gardens, hanging baskets, attracts beneficials

Care: Water seedlings regularly until established. Amend soil with compost before transplanting. Trim back plants after they bloom for a second wave of flowers. Apply a liquid fertilizer every 3-4 weeks or use a time-release fertilizer at planting time. Self-seeds.