Sweet Alice
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Sweet Alice is a cottage garden favourite that is hardy and easy to grow from seed. It is a low growing, long flowering annual. The fragrant tiny clusters of flowers are highly attractive to a range of beneficial insects including bees, lady beetles, predatory bugs and braconid wasps. In trials of insectary plants in California, sweet alyssum was found to be the best at attracting 'good bugs'. This makes it ideal to use in the vege garden along pathways or in rows between crops. It is frost resistant but drought tender. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. Sow early Spring and again in Autumn in temperate areas. Sow all year in subtropical areas; avoid very hot periods or frost. In tropical areas sow during the dry season. The best germination soil temperature is 20°C. Germination will take 7 - 14 days. Sow the seed 2 - 5 mm deep, cover with fine sand. Seed can be sown into seedling trays for later transplanting or direct into a garden bed. Sow the seed thinly, the germination rate is high; it also self-sows in good conditions. Space the plants 10 cm apart. It is tolerant of a wide range of soils and will grow from full sun to light shade. Plants do better with consistent moisture. Protect seedlings from snails and slugs.
Product: Sweet Alice
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Lobularia maritima ssp benthamii
Syn.: Syn. Alyssum
Sweet Alice is a cottage garden favourite for edging or as a groundcover under roses. It is fragrant with clusters of tiny flowers that are highly attractive to a range of beneficial insects including lady beetles, predatory bugs and braconid wasps. In trials of insectary plants in California, white sweet alyssum was found to be the best at attracting 'good bugs'. This makes it ideal to use in the vege garden along pathways or in rows between crops. It is frost resistant but drought tender.
Plant type: Annual, low growing flower
Plant height: 12 cm; upright growth habit
Sow when: Germinate best at 20°C
Temperate: Early spring to autumn
Subtropical: All year if frost-free
Tropical: Dry season
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 2 – 5 mm deep, cover with fine sand
Position: Full sun to partial shade
Sow where: Sow direct or in in seedling trays for later transplanting
Soil type: Tolerant of a wide range soils
Details: Sow seed thinly, the germination rate is high; also self-sows in good conditions
Flowering: 56 days
seeds per packet
Lobularia maritima ssp benthamii
Syn. Alyssum
Annual, low growing flower
Sweet Alice
Sweet Alice is a cottage garden favourite that is hardy and easy to grow from seed. It is a low growing, long flowering annual. The fragrant tiny clusters of flowers are highly attractive to a range of beneficial insects including bees, lady beetles, predatory bugs and braconid wasps. In trials of insectary plants in California, sweet alyssum was found to be the best at attracting 'good bugs'. This makes it ideal to use in the vege garden along pathways or in rows between crops. It is frost resistant but drought tender. Suitable for temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. Sow early Spring and again in Autumn in temperate areas. Sow all year in subtropical areas; avoid very hot periods or frost. In tropical areas sow during the dry season. The best germination soil temperature is 20°C. Germination will take 7 - 14 days. Sow the seed 2 - 5 mm deep, cover with fine sand. Seed can be sown into seedling trays for later transplanting or direct into a garden bed. Sow the seed thinly, the germination rate is high; it also self-sows in good conditions. Space the plants 10 cm apart. It is tolerant of a wide range of soils and will grow from full sun to light shade. Plants do better with consistent moisture. Protect seedlings from snails and slugs.