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Thursday, 12 June 2014

FFF134 - SWEET ALYSSUM

Sweet Alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle, sweet scent. The low-growing foliage is covered by flowers for much of the growing season. Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is very easy to grow, from plant or seed. Sweet Alyssum is a cool season flower that can be set out in early spring are grown throughout the Autumn and Winter, in frost-free climates. Most varieties will fade in the heat, but rally again in Autumn.

Sweet Alyssum is an annual, but some varieties are hardy in frost-free areas and may survive for several seasons. Gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 7–11 may have plants that continue growing all year long, but they may be short-lived. Sometimes they self-seed so much that is seems as if the same plants are surviving, when in reality, new seedlings are filling in.

Lobularia maritima is cultivated in gardens, with many horticultural varieties with purple or pink flowers. The plant is best planted in early spring, but requires little maintenance when growing. Although an annual, it may reseed in temperate climates It will flower more profusely if spent blooms are trimmed. When grown in gardens, it is typically used as ground-cover, as it rarely grows higher than 20 cm tall. It is also grown in cracks in paving and walls, and is especially associated with coastal locations. It prefers partial shade, and is resistant to heat and drought. Plants with darker-coloured flowers do better in cooler temperatures.

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FFF134
1. My Desktop  12. Kings Cross in Bloom  23. Herding Cats  34. Never Ending Bloomer  
2. Nick, Melbourne  13. Scene by Minerva  24. Tina  35. WoollyMuses  
3. NixMixPix  14. Ela  25. Forsyth Park in Savannah  36. Mascha  
4. Gunilla  15. Ileana, Romania  26. beagleAnnie  37. Enerhagen - Norway  
5. NatureFootstep Photo  16. The one and only  27. The Day After  38. ann nz  
6. Anneli  17. Reach Beyond Limits  28. Rest  39. You're a Star  
7. Ulla Laiho  18. Christines Welt  29. Vilt og vakkert  40. Ranu  
8. Aletta - Nowathome  19. Shane  30. Frauke * Germany  41. What's growing in the garden  
9. Maboe  20. Kebo, Italy  31. Freesia  42. BirgittaB  
10. Jesh StG  21. rheingruen  32. Eva  43. Gurgaon Gardener: White Flowers for Your Garden  
11. Tom The Backroads Traveller  22. The Rosegarden in Malevik  33. Sara Chapman in Seattle USA  

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8 comments:

  1. ulla laiho12 June 2014 at 11:02

    Your photos in this blog are always so beautiful.

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  2. Anonymous12 June 2014 at 11:43

    In our backyard we planted some Alyssum (can't remember it was the same kind) because it was fragrant and it plants itself forth - this is a lovely capture!

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  3. Debbie at Travel with Intent12 June 2014 at 12:19

    So tiny and delicate.

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  4. Anonymous12 June 2014 at 12:40

    Beautiful! Such a lovely small flower.
    Alison

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  5. Ela12 June 2014 at 13:05

    What beautiful and delicate flowers :))

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  6. Roses, Lace and Brocante12 June 2014 at 20:55

    Alyssum pops up everyone in between our brick paving!
    Such a simple little plant and flower with a delicate fragrance, especially in the evening.
    Thank you for hosting Nick.

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  7. Sara Chapman13 June 2014 at 10:59

    I have been very happy with alyssum. They reseed so well and hardly need water in summer, so the tulips planted underneath survive instead of rotting. Such a lovely, tender photo.

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  8. Ni de Aqui, Ni de Alla13 June 2014 at 15:41

    Pretty photo! Alyssum is very popular in my town. It blooms in the spring, then it stays green throughout the season.

    I used to have it, but it died on me:(

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