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Week 52 – December 22, 2024

Plant Information

Easter Bonnet Violet Alyssum

  • Easter Bonnet Violet Alyssum - Bloom

Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit

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Plant Details:

Scientific Name: Lobularia maritima

Common Name: Sweet Alyssum

Hardiness Degree: 32°F (0.0°C)

Blooming Season: Early Spring, Spring

Plant Habit: Mounded, Spreading, Trailing

Characteristics: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Deer Resistant, Fragrant Flowers, Low Maintenance, Frost Tolerant

Water: Medium

Fertilize: Every two weeks

Spacing: 10 - 14" (25 - 36cm)

Height: 4 - 10" (10 - 25cm)

Width: 10 - 12" (25 - 30cm)

Exposure: Sun

General Information: Covered with dainty, fragrant, early-blooming flowers, plants stay compact and tidy much longer than other alyssums, making these excellent edging plants.

Grower Information:

Plug crop time: 4 to 5 weeks
Transplant to finish: 5 weeks 

  • Offering a full colour range, Easter Bonnet combines uniformity of habit and colour with unsurpassed earliness. 
  • Covered with dainty, fragrant flowers, plants stay compact and tidy much longer than other alyssums, making these excellent edging plants.

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