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Lucia White Sweet Alyssum

Lobularia 'Lucia White'

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Lucia White Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia 'Lucia White') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Lucia White Sweet Alyssum flowers

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Lucia White Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia 'Lucia White') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Lucia White Sweet Alyssum in bloom

Lucia White Sweet Alyssum in bloom

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Height:  10 inches

Spacing:  10 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Description:

A vigorous mounded variety with a trailing habit; produces narrow, green foliage blanketed with clusters of small, fragrant, lavender flowers; a heat tolerant, season long bloomer, perfect for hanging baskets, mixed containers and landscapes

Ornamental Features

Lucia White Sweet Alyssum is covered in stunning clusters of fragrant white star-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems from mid spring to mid fall. Its tiny narrow leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Lucia White Sweet Alyssum is a dense herbaceous annual with a trailing habit of growth, eventually spilling over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Lucia White Sweet Alyssum is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Rock/Alpine Gardens
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover
  • Container Planting
  • Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Lucia White Sweet Alyssum will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 20 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 10 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant should be grown in a location with partial shade or which is shaded from the hot afternoon sun. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Lucia White Sweet Alyssum is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. Because of its trailing habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Rock  Edging  Garden  Groundcover  Container  Basket 
Applications
Flowers  Texture  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features