Alyssum Flower Deer. With its lovely honey fragrance this delicate re-seeding annual is an excellent choice for borders and containers too. Sweet Alyssum Pests and Problems Sweet alyssum is usually a healthy annual when cared for properly.
Sweet alyssum Lobularia maritima Fragrant and ground hugging alyssum is one of those deer-resistant annuals that you can use just about anywhere including in containers foundation plantings vegetable gardens flower borders and hanging baskets. There is not need to thin these clumping flowers. With its lovely honey fragrance this delicate re-seeding annual is an excellent choice for borders and containers too.
Deer have a keen sense of smell which causes them to be overwhelmed by scented plants.
Sweet alyssum is generally pest free and reportedly deer resistant. Plant Pastel Carpet Alyssum seeds roughly 6-8. Sweet alyssum is generally pest free and reportedly deer resistant. After danger of frost sow Pastel Carpet Alyssum seeds in open ground well exposed.