Growing Alyssum: Tips at a Glance
Low-growing Alyssum is a snowy ground cover at the front of the border or cascading over the side of a container. It will reseed itself and pop up next year to delight you in an unexpected spot.
- Type Herbaceous flower
- Lifespan Annual
- USDA Zones All
- Light Sun or some shade
- Water Regular water
- When to Plant After last frost
- Design Tip Front of the border
- Companions Catmint, roses
- Days to Maturity 60
Alyssum: A Field Guide
Our favorite use of low-growing alyssum is as a flower carpet, as a ground cover that’s particularly charming between dry-laid pavers.
Sweet alyssum’s delicate clusters of flowers are usually white; purple (‘Royal Carpet’), blue (‘Wonderland Blue’), and dusty pink (‘Aphrodite Salmon’) varieties are also available. Equally at home in a planter or pot, alyssum will spill over the side like a fluffy waterfall. In a garden bed, leave spent blooms in place so alyssum, an annual, can reseed itself and pop up next year in unexpected spots.
