Typically available spring through fall. Check with your local store for current availability.
Compact, spreading annual has bright red, orange or yellow edible flowers throughout summer. Soft leaves and immature, green seed pods are also edible. Easy to grow and excellent as a filler, spiller or border.
Plant with Alyssum
Characteristics
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Landscape Size: 10"-12" tall, 6"-8" wide
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Light Requirement: Full Sun
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Water Needs: Moderate
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USDA Zone: 9a or All as Annual
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Growth Habit: Compact, Spreading
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Growth Rate: Fast
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Attributes: Attracts Bees, Fragrant, Edible Flower, Edible Foliage
These characteristics apply to the greater Sacramento area and nearby regions.
Live outside of our area? Please check with your local cooperative extension for the best growing practices in your neck of the woods.
Visit: UC Cooperative Extension Offices(Opens in a new window)
Visit: National County Extension Offices(Opens in a new window)
Green Thumb Guide
Thrives in enriched, well draining soil. Trim back mid season to revitalize blooming. Feed regularly with an all purpose fertilizer.
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