‘Summer Romance’ Honey-Scented Alyssum Seeds

Alyssum - Summer Romance - Lobularia maritima Annual - Summer Romance forms a tapestry of soft color in shades of lavender, violet, rose-pink and white. The 4 - 6" plants are soon covered with blossom clusters that literally cloak the ground with pretty colors. The little flowers have a lovely perfume that floats on summer breezes and sweet nectar that attracts gliding butterflies and many other pollinators and beneficial insects to your garden. This fine Dutch seed blend grows easily and reliably with a long season of bloom.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Lobularia maritima
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Annual - Summer Romance forms a tapestry of soft color in shades of lavender, violet, rose-pink and white.
• Recorded feature: Container Compatible
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: Very lightly
• Germination: 10-14 Days
• Height At Maturity: 4-6"
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 3-5"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Summer Romance’ Honey-Scented Alyssum and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Planting & Growing: Sow seeds as thinly as possible in early spring in well-worked soil in a sunny spot.

Place ‘Summer Romance’ Honey-Scented Alyssum where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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