Sweet Alyssum

 

Lobularia maritima

Brassicaceae

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Form: Flower
Seasonality: Annual
Size: 1 foot high and wide
Flowers: crowded clusters of tiny four petaled white flowers with a sweet honey fragrance
Leaves;
narrow lance shaped leaves 1/2 - 2 inches long

Fruit: seed
Stems/ Trunks: low, branching, green and trailing
Range/Origin: Mediterranean
Hardiness: all planting zones

Comments: Low litter, No thorns

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Exposure: Full to partial sun
  • Water: Regular
  • Soil: Any well drained
  • Propagation: Seed
  • Maintenance: Low; prune to promote flowering

 

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