Alyssum Flower Annual Or Perennial. 29032020 Is alyssum a perennial. These include reds and pinks oranges and yellows whites and purples.
The genus alyssum includes more than 150 species of annuals persistent perennials and sub-shrubs. Sweet alyssum flowers best with at. Growing only about 4 to 6 inches tall it hugs the ground forming a dense groundcover.
Technically a perennial sweet alyssum is widely treated as if it were an annual plant in cold-winter climates.
You will most likely spot alyssum as border plants edging large flower beds in containers and hanging baskets as a low-lying spiller or around rose bushes. Sprawling or mounding habit with plants growing 4-10 inches tall 10-48 inches wide with branches trailing up to 36 inches long. Sweet alyssum flowers best with at. Growing only about 4 to 6 inches tall it hugs the ground forming a dense groundcover.