Sweet Alyssum is a low-maintenance plant for filling out borders that also thrives at dry sites. Noticeable for its scent reminiscent of honey. Particularly attractive to hoverflies. After the first flush of bloom, cutting back the plants by half can encourage a second flowering that lasts well into October.
Recommended for promoting beneficial insects, especially hoverflies, which help regulate aphids. Also suitable for pre-cultivation for planting individual plants or border strips in protected cultivation.
Sweet Alyssum is a low-maintenance plant for filling out borders that also thrives at dry sites. Noticeable for its scent reminiscent of honey. Particularly attractive to hoverflies. After the first flush of bloom, cutting back the plants by half can encourage a second flowering that lasts well into October.
Planting Calendar
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Direct sowing outdoor
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0
1
1
1
1
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1
1
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0
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0
0
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Sowing for planting
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0
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0
1
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Planting outside
0
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1
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1
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Bloom
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1
1
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Planting Calendar
Area
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Okt
Nov
Dec
Direct sowing outdoor
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sowing for planting
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Planting outside
0
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Bloom
0
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0
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0
0
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0
0
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0
Characteristics for Sweet alyssum
Botanical name: Lobularia maritimaVegetation period: annualSpecific qualities: Nützlingsförderung, blüht früh und langanhaltend, produziert viel Pollen und Nektar, auch im Gewächshaus geeignet.Bee pasture: yesOver wintering: noCut-and-come-again: no
Cultivation
Sowing date: May-JuneAmount of seed needed: 2 g/m2Sowing depth: ca. 0.5 cm
propagated by
Waldhof / Thomas Mauer
Thomas Mauer propagates seeds at the Demeter-certified Waldhof farm in Kassel, situated beneath the eastern escarpment of the Habichtswald.