Provides the same impressive and showy carpet of blooms as Carpet of Snow, but in a bright purple.
100 seeds
PLANTING
Lobularia maritima
Annual
Germination:7-10 days
Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 65-75F
Seed Planting Depth:Sow on the surface and press into soil, seeds need light to germinate
Starting Indoors: Start indoors 4-6 weeks before the last frost. Provide 65-75F soil temperature. Transplant apartaround the last frost, 6-8 apart.
Sowing Outdoors:Starting around the last frost date, sow lightly and thin to 6-8 apart. Sow again in midsummer for late-season blooms
Growth Habit:Spreading, trailing
Height and Width:6-8 x 10-14
Spacing:6-8″ apart
Light Needs:Full sun to part sun
Soil Needs:Average to Fertile, well-drained
Approximate days to flower from seed:50-60 days
Uses:Flower beds, containers, rock gardens, borders, hanging baskets, attracts beneficials
Care:Water seedlings regularly until established. Amend soil with compost before transplanting. Trim back plants after they bloom for a second wave of flowers. Apply a liquid fertilizer every 3-4 weeks or use a time-release fertilizer at planting time. Self-seeds.
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