Sweet Alyssum

Growing from seed

Start Sweet Alyssum indoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 15 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 45 days.

Companion Planting

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  Chaytor's Lavender
  

  Chaytor's LavenderExcellent pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles and more that attack Sweet Alyssum
  • ❧Sweet Alyssum draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender roots deep while Sweet Alyssum feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Common Vetch
  

  Common VetchExcellent pair

  • ❧Common Vetch attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles that attack Sweet Alyssum
  • ❧Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Sweet Alyssum feeds on
  • ❧Sweet Alyssum acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Common Vetch
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Hairy Vetch attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Flea beetles that attack Sweet Alyssum
  • ❧Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Sweet Alyssum feeds on
  • ❧Sweet Alyssum acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Hairy Vetch

How to grow Sweet Alyssum

1. Sow4 weeks before frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space15 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~45 days

Water: Low · Height: 15 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average to poor