Easter Bonnet Mixture Alyssum

Easter Bonnet Mixture is a sweet alyssum selection with compact, fragrant flowers and a mounded, spreading, sometimes trailing habit. PanAmerican Seed lists it for early spring and spring, at 4–10 inches tall and 10–12 inches wide; the listed 10–14 inch spacing is planting distance, and the variety is suited to edging. [PanAmerican Seed product profile](https://www.panamseed.com/Products/003500482003332/alyssum-easter-bonnet-mixture/) ## In the garden This is a mixture rather than a single-color selection, so it works well as a low flowering edge or filler among taller plants. The official profile describes compact, tidy plants and fragrant flowers; the broader species profile notes that heat can reduce summer blooming. [North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lobularia-maritima/common-name/alyssum/) ## Growing conditions PanAmerican lists sun exposure. Sweet alyssum grows in full sun to partial shade and does best in well-drained soil; species-level guidance notes that it tolerates dry soil but may decline where drainage is poor. ## Maintenance Clip plants back when blooms decline to encourage renewed flowering. Sweet alyssum can self-sow; leaving plants through winter and clearing old growth in spring can expose seedlings.