Likewise, organic growers in the U.S. plant sweet alyssum next to broccoli, kale, and lettuce beds to attract syrphid flies (they like the nectar in the flowers), the larvae of which feed on ...

Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is sometimes called the carpet flower because of its beautiful mounds of flowers. This sprawling plant isn't afraid to stretch out and will form clumps of flowers ...

Welcome to our essential guide to growing and caring for Alyssum Carpet of Snow (Lobularia maritima) in your garden at home. This hardy annual is famed for its beautiful white flowers and heavenly ...

Alyssum is inexpensive, easy to grow, low growing and compact (so it doesn’t compete with the vegetables), has a long growing season, and doesn’t leave significant biomass at the end of the season. It ...