Is Sweet Alyssum deer resistant?
Lobularia maritima
Plant typeAnnualHardinessGrown as an annual, any zoneLightFull sunMature height3–10 inBloomSpring and Summer and Fall
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Sweet Alyssum
Honey-scented carpet for path edges and container rims. It stalls in high summer heat, so shear it back and it returns for autumn.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 6 to 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Sweet Alyssum
Other annuals with the same deer rating.
- AgeratumAgeratum houstonianumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Angel's TrumpetBrugmansia sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- AnisePimpinella anisumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Annual VincaCatharanthus roseusGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Dusty MillerCentaurea cinerariaGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- False CamomileMatricaria sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
Where Sweet Alyssum grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Sweet Alyssum
- Is Sweet Alyssum deer resistant?
- Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Sweet Alyssum grow in?
- Sweet Alyssum is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 11. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Sweet Alyssum grow in shade?
- No. Sweet Alyssum wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Sweet Alyssum get?
- Mature height is roughly 3–10 in. Growth rate is fast.