Snow Crystals Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) Seeds - Lobularia Maritima, 30 seeds

Quantity: 30 Seeds / pack

Snow Crystals Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) forms a low carpet of crisp white, sweetly fragrant flowers over tidy green mounds. This compact variety is lovely for edging, rock gardens, containers and the fronts of borders.

Why choose our seeds?

• Compact mounds covered in sweetly fragrant white flowers
• Flowers from spring until frost with light deadheading or shearing
• A classic edging and container plant for full sun or partial shade

How to grow Snow Crystals Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) seeds

Choose Your Planting Method

• Indoors: Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost.
• Outdoors: Direct sow outdoors after the last frost, once the soil can be worked.

Prepare Your Materials

• Seed-starting trays or pots (if indoors)
• Well-draining potting mix
• Humidity dome or plastic wrap to hold moisture
• Spray bottle for misting

Sowing the Seeds

• Surface-sow the tiny seeds: press them gently into the soil and do not cover, as light is needed for germination.
• Keep the soil surface evenly moist until the seeds sprout.

Provide the Right Conditions

• Light: light is required for germination
• Temperature: soil temperature of 60-70°F (15-21°C)

Germination

• Seeds sprout in about 7-14 days under bright, moist conditions.
• Seedlings grow quickly; thin or transplant when they are easy to handle.

Transplanting

• Harden off for several days before setting plants out after the last frost.
• Space plants about 6 inches apart for a continuous carpet effect.

Care Tips

• Sun: full sun to partial shade.
• Water: keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy.
• Shear plants back by about a third in mid-season to refresh the foliage and encourage a new flush of bloom.
• Feeding is generally not needed; too much fertilizer favors leaves over flowers.

Bloom Time:

Spring until frost; blooming is heaviest in mild weather.