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Other Names:  Sweet Alyssum, Alyssum maritimum, Sweet Alison

Group/Class:  Stream Series

Brand:  Danziger

Description:

Sweetly scented clusters of deep lavender blooms are shown off on heat tolerant and mounded plants with trailing tendencies; early flowering for long season color; excellent performance in hanging baskets, containers and landscapes

Ornamental Features

Stream™ Deep Lavender Sweet Alyssum is covered in stunning clusters of fragrant lavender star-shaped flowers with white overtones at the ends of the stems from mid spring to mid fall. Its tiny narrow leaves remain grayish green in colour throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Stream™ Deep Lavender Sweet Alyssum is a dense herbaceous annual with a mounded form. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Stream™ Deep Lavender Sweet Alyssum is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover
• Container Planting
• Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Stream™ Deep Lavender Sweet Alyssum will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It requires an evenly moist well-drained soil for optimal growth, but will die in standing water. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established, although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Stream™ Deep Lavender Sweet Alyssum is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.