Easter Bonnet Series Alyssum arrives with delicate, early spring blooms when most gardens are still sleeping. This vigorous, frost-hardy annual grows as a compact mounding plant, reaching just 6 to 10 inches tall, and bursts into flower in 50 to 59 days from seed. Hardy from zones 3 through 11, it thrives in full sun and transforms containers, borders, and edging with tiny, densely packed flowers. Open-pollinated and non-GMO, these multi-pelleted seeds deliver reliable color across diverse North American gardens.
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Tiny flowers cluster in dense, showy mounds that bloom earlier than many competitors, giving you color when few other plants are ready. The frost-hardy nature means you can plant it out weeks before your last frost date, and it keeps producing through cool snaps that would wilt tender annuals. Its vigorous, spreading habit and compact 6 to 10 inch stature make it equally at home spilling from containers or edging perennial beds.
Easter Bonnet Alyssum excels in container plantings, window boxes, hanging baskets, and garden edging where its spreading, mounding habit creates dense carpets of bloom. It's widely used to frame perennial borders, fill gaps in newly planted beds, and add delicate filler texture to mixed plantings.
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Sow Easter Bonnet Alyssum seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last spring frost. Use a light seed-starting mix, keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, and maintain temperatures around 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit for germination. Light aids germination; surface sow or barely cover seeds and do not exclude light.
Harden off seedlings over 7 to 10 days, gradually increasing exposure to sun and wind. Transplant outdoors after hardening off, even 2 to 3 weeks before your last frost date, as this variety is reliably frost-hardy. Space transplants 6 inches apart.
Direct sow seeds outdoors in spring as soon as soil is workable, even in early spring before the last frost date. Barely cover seeds and keep soil consistently moist until germination occurs.
Deadhead spent flower clusters regularly to encourage continuous blooming. Once the plant reaches peak bloom, a light trim or shearing promotes branching and a denser, bushier form for sustained color through the season.
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“The Easter Bonnet Series represents deliberate selection for early, abundant flowering within the Lobularia maritima species. Developed to meet gardeners' desire for color when spring still feels uncertain, this cultivar was bred for vigor and cold tolerance, allowing earlier planting windows across variable North American climates.”