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Sweet Alyssum - Easy care annual plant
 
May 26, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
By Tom Knight | 
        
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Bio
 
Here's an easy care annual plant for massing of color in open areas. Readily available at garden centers and greenhouses.
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 | Plant Common Name | Sweet Alyssum |  | Plant Species | Lobularia maritima |  | Plant Type | Herbaceous - Annual |  | Plant Height & Spread | Normal Size 
Height:   4" to 8"  
Spread: 10" to 15" 
Controlled Size 
	Height:  N/A 
	Spread: N/A   
	  |  | Plant Positive Points | Several months of color with little care other than watering. 
  |  | Plant Negative Points | None serious |  | Plant Sun/Shade | Full sun to partial shade |  | Plant USDA Hardiness Zone | zone1, zone2, zone3, zone4, zone5, zone6, zone7, zone8 |  | Plant USDA Hardiness Text | All zones; fewer blooms during days with extremely hot temperatures. |  | Plant Use on Railroad | Easy care annual plant for massing of color in open areas |  | Plant Misc Notes | Typically will NOT return the following season. Must be replanted each spring after frost. Readily available at garden centers and greenhouses. |   
 
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