“ROYAL CARPET” SWEET ALYSSUM IS A FRAGRANT FLOWER MAKES A GREAT MASS PLANTING IN YOUR FLOWER GARDENS! PLANT ROYAL CARPET SWEET ALYSSUM ALONG YOUR SIDEWALK OR PORCH SO YOU CAN SMELL ITS SWEET FRAGRANCE! SWEET ALYSSUM LOOKS GREAT IN HANGING BASKETS OR AS A BASE FOR A CONTAINER PLANTING. THIS QUICK GROWING, OLD TIMEY ANNUAL IS COVERED IN TINY REGAL PURPLE BLOOMS RIGHT UP UNTIL FROST! CUT THEM BACK AFTER THE FIRST BLOOM TO ENCOURAGE MORE FLOWERS. PLANT SWEET ALYSSUM SEEDS IN LOAMY SOIL IN FULL SUN TO PARTIAL SHADE. TREATED AS A HARDY ANNUAL IN THE NORTH, SWEET ALYSSUM CONSIDERED A PERENNIAL IN THE SOUTH.