snow princess

Every year I have my favorite new plant.  A few past winners were variegated nasturtium, purple wave petunias, and heliotrope.  I have planted them to great success and talked about them to anyone who would listen (that could explain why some people tend to run when they see me coming).  This year's winner is...

(A new hybrid from Proven Winners called) Snow Princess Lobularia Hybrid, or Snow Princess Alyssum! 

It was used in test gardens last year to great success and introduced to us this year.  It is a vigorous grower, so it needs to be cut back often (I just pinch them back every time I water and fertilize).  The difference between these and past alyssum is their trailing habit.  They are considered sterile plants, which means they are grown from cuttings and not seeds, so instead of spending all their energy reproducing seeds in later summer, they produce more and more flowers on long trails.  Million bells are along the same lines.  Pruning is for appearance sake, not to keep them from 'going to seed'.  I love them!!  Try them out!