Snow Crystals Sweet Alyssum is a care-free evergreen perennial with a mat-forming habit and trailing stems clad with grey green foliage. Dense, sweetly fragrant clusters of snow white flowers coat the plant from midsummer until frost attracting bees and butterflies. This undemanding plant grows best with average well-drained soils. Drought tolerant.
Type: |
Perennial, Annual |
Height: |
0,5' - 1' |
Spread: |
1' - 1.5' |
Spacing: |
1' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. No serious pests or disease issues. May struggle in hot, humid summers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Stonecrop, Agastache, Dahlia
IMAGES: Serres Fortier, Alyssum Snow Crystal, (2) Photoset by The Roaming Picture Taker, (1) Snow Crystals Alyssum (1)+(2), (2) Snow Crystals Alyssum, Picobella Carmine Mini Petunia Milliflora, Zenith Extra Mix Marigold Triploid and Summer Jewel Pink Salvia
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.