Oriental Nights Sweet Alyssum Seeds - Lobularia Maritima, 20 seeds

Quantity: 20 Seeds / pack

Oriental Nights Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is a sweet alyssum with deep purple-violet, honey-scented blooms on low, mounding plants - a rich color for edging, borders, and containers. It blooms from spring to frost and can be refreshed with a midsummer shearing.

Why choose our seeds?

• Deep purple-violet, honey-scented blooms
• Low, spreading habit that softens bed edges and pots
• Blooms from spring to frost

How to grow Oriental Nights Sweet Alyssum seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start seeds indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost.
• Outdoors: Direct sow after the last frost.

Prepare Your Materials

• Seed trays or a prepared bed
• Well-draining soil mix

Sowing the Seeds

• Surface sow and press seeds into the soil - they need light to germinate, so do not cover them.
• Mist gently after sowing.

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: Bright light.
• Temperature: 65-75°F (18-24°C).

Germination

• Seeds sprout in 7-14 days.
• Keep the surface lightly moist.

Transplanting

• Plant out after the last frost; space 6-8 inches apart.
• Harden off for 7-10 days before planting out.

Care Tips

• Sun: Full sun to part shade.
• Water: Keep soil evenly moist; do not let it dry out fully.
• Fertilizer: Light feeding; rich soil is not needed.
• Extra: Shear plants back by half in midsummer to refresh blooming.

Bloom Time:

Spring to frost.