Alyssum also makes a great addition to a butterfly or seaside garden.
Carpet of snow ground cover.
Snow in summer flower or cerastium silver carpet is an evergreen ground cover that flowers from may to june and grows well in usda plant hardiness zones 3 7.
This variety in particular attracts butterflies.
This stunning european native is a member of the carnation family and is deer resistant.
Their short stature also makes them useful as temporary rock garden plants or ground covers.
Ground covers are an attractive way to cover a lot of area in a garden quickly.
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Create a carpet of color in your yard with groundcovers.
The type with white flowers carpet of snow is the most popular alyssum.
Plant alyssum between stepping stones or in paving cracks or grow it in containers.
Alyssum carpet of snow seeds short description.
Its gray green leaves are slightly hairy narrow and lance shaped.
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This silene also called catchfly serves up tiny snow white flowers.
The flower has four small blunt petals arranged in a squarish shape.
A sea of fragrant blooms for edging.
Use this textural wonder in rock and alpine gardens where it can cascade or drape over stones.
Similar to the regular carpet of snow but more compact.
Alyssum makes a great temporary ground cover and grows nicely with dianthus violets and thyme.
The plant grows in small clumps that measure up to 12 30 cm high and has a spread of 20 50 cm.
Flower clusters typically only reach 3.
The low growing foliage covers the ground with tiny cross shaped four petal flowers for much of the growing season.
Landscaping uses for sweet alyssum.
These plants really resemble neat piles of snow when viewed from a distance.
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Sweet alyssum is a delicate carpet of tiny flowers with a subtle sweet scent.
But if you grow it on the ground it s a ground cover.
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The foliage is barely visible under abundant clusters of white blooms.