Alyssum Carpet Of Snow Bloom Time. Its rounded clusters of flowers are fragrant. The type with white flowers carpet of snow is the most popular alyssum. It is popularly named as carpet because it is best when it is used as groundcover and grown about 2 4 inches only.
Similar to the regular carpet of snow but more compact. Biennials produce foliage the first year and bloom and go to seed the second year.
But it is one of the hardier annuals capable of surviving light frosts that would kill more tender plants.
Technically a perennial sweet alyssum is widely treated as if it were an annual plant in cold winter climates. Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent. Full sun to partial shade. Sweet alyssums also will draw all sorts of pollinators to your garden.
