This flower is often called the sweet Alyssum. The flower has small honey scented flowers during the summer months which gives the name “sweet Alyssum”. Indigenous to the Mediterranean counties it has a white colour to its flowers. If you are landscaping your garden or trying to add some colour to the landscape this flower could brighten up your garden. The Alyssum flower is used around the edges of flower beds, to fill in those small spaces around stones and used in rockeries to brighten up the appearance.

There are more than one variety of the Alyssum flower. While most people who are landscaping their garden will choose the white variety, there are also the “Little Dorrit”, “Oriental Night” and “Rosie O’Day” variety.

Being native to the Mediterranean, the Alyssum flower will thrive in full sun exposure. You will have to think about this when your landscaping designs are thought out for your garden. The flowering period goes from June to September.

LandscaperKevin Baumann
Kevin Baumann is an award-winning landscaper with vast experience in garden design. Kevin has spent 20+ years honing his landscaping skills on projects across Dublin and Wicklow. In 1992 he graduated from the National Botanic Gardens with a National Diploma in Garden Design and landscaping. He then successfully completed a Higher National Diploma & Bachelors of Science Degree (Hons) at the University of Leeds. In 1996 he was conferred with an Honours Degree in Horticulture & Garden Design. Kevin has won numerous awards for his garden designs. He has been awarded Gold ALCI Awards for gardens created in 2016, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2004, A gold medal in Garden Heaven Show RDS in 2002 and Gold Medal Prize at the Maynooth Garden Festival in 2000. Kevin has also been featured in Irish television, radio and horticultural literature, showcasing his knowledge in garden design & Construction.

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