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Sweet alyssum from seed
Lobularia maritima
- Germination temperature
- 65 to 70°F (18 to 21°C)
- Days to germinate
- 8 to 10 days
- Before sowing
- Nothing needed
- Start indoors
- 4 to 5 weeks before planting out
- Plant out
- 0 to 1 week after the last frost
- Sow outdoors
- 4 to 0 weeks before the last frost
- Spacing
- 6 to 8 in (15 to 20 cm)
Your dates from your last frost Seed not coming up?
Depth and light are not given by the source; follow your packet.
Sowing
Direct-sow as soon as the soil can be worked, or start in trays 4 to 5 weeks before planting out (Johnny's recommends transplanting).
Care and transplanting
Shear after the first flush for more blooms.
Problems
Heat slows flowering; cut back.
Saving seed
Self-sows freely.