Alyssum Royal Carpet Annual Or Perennial

But it is one of the hardier annuals capable of surviving light frosts that would kill more tender plants.

Alyssum royal carpet annual or perennial.

Hardy in zones 6 10 full sun part sun. This is an excellent low height spreading variety that is very easy to grow. The plant produces a purple carpet of flowers. Technically a perennial sweet alyssum is widely treated as if it were an annual plant in cold winter climates.

Colorful storybook edging for borders and beds. Sweet alyssum purple royal carpet seeds. Suitable for rock gardens and borders. The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season.

For an easy to grow perennial and an alyssum by any other name yellow alyssum is a delightful plant. Its rounded clusters of flowers are fragrant. Technically a perennial it is usually grown as an annual in most regions of the united states. In warmer zones where it is grown as a perennial it doesn t last as long as other perennial plants.

Perennials can live for more than. Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped. A very versatile flower royal carpet can be planted just about any time throughout the season both indoors and out. Purple fading to pale lavender and white on top.

Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent. Make sure alyssum royal carpet seeds are properly watered to stimulate healthy germination. Royal carpet lobularia maritima. Annual up to zone 8.

You will most likely spot alyssum as border plants edging large flower beds in containers and hanging baskets as a low lying spiller or. Honey scented small 1 4 purole flowers with 4 5 pedals that bloom quickly from seeds 45 days sown outside in early spring. Cbr perennial zones 7 9 annual that reseeds itself in all other zones. Mounding habit with plants reaching 4 6 inches tall and 10 12 inches wide.

Other names for this plant include aurinia saxatilis or aurinia saxitilis and the older classification of this flower is alyssum saxatile another classification has it listed as aurinia saxatilis compacta and its more common names are. The type with white flowers carpet of snow is the most popular alyssum. Alyssum royal carpet seeds short description. It is popularly named as carpet because it is best when it is used as groundcover and grown about 2 4 inches only.

Perennial in zones 9 11. Life cycle this refers to whether a plant is an annual biennial or perennial. Biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year. Plant the royal carpet alyssum along with carpet of snow alyssum to make a beautiful flower border.

The royal carpet variety of alyssum is the taller and more colorful strain of its close cousin alyssum carpet of snow.