Alyssum, Sweet (spp.)
Alyssum, Sweet (spp.)
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Lobularia maritima syn. Alyssum maritimum
Sweet Alyssum
Brassicacea ( Mustard) - Nomenclature: Royal Hort. Society
Specs:
- Type: Annual
- Height: 6" to 8" / 15cm to 20cm
- Spread: 10" to 12" / 25cm to 30cm
- Growth rate: Fast
- Form: Irregular or Sprawling
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Bloom Color: Pink, purple and white
- Bloom Time: Spring through Fall, The flowers are fragrant.
Environment
- The plant tolerates salt well.
- This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
- Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.
- The pH preference is an acidic to slightly alkaline (less than 6.8 to 7.7) soil.
Attributes and Features
- Naturalizing
Landscape Uses
- Container plantings
- Rock garden
- Seashore planting
- Border
- Massing
- Groundcover