Sweet Alyssum
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An excellent flowering groundcover for rockery, edges and pots. Used as a diuretic in natural medicine for kidney stones problems.
Annual. 10cm. Little and very aromatic white flowers from winter until summer. The whitish leaves cover perfectly the ground. Any type of soil with neutral acidity.
Direct sowing in spring. Temperatures 15ºC night/18ºC day. Lightly cover the seeds and maintain the humidity until germination is completed.
Use
Balcony & Courtyard, Edging, Groundcover, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, City garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Flowerbeds, Rock garden, Creeper
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Description
Annual. White flower. 10 cm high.
Flowering
| Flower colour | White |
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| Flowering period | January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, All year |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Lobularia maritima royal carpet |
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| Life cycle | Annual |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | March, April, May, September, October, November, Spring, Autumn |
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| Germination (days) | 7 |
| Average germination (%) | 80 |
| Seeds per gram | 3.000 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Balcony & Courtyard, Edging, Groundcover, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, City garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Flowerbeds, Rock garden, Creeper |
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| Exposure | No preference |
| Soil pH | Neutral |
| Soil type | No preference |
| Soil moisture | Fresh to moist |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC) |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
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