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Lobularia maritima
Common Name: Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Sea Alyssum
Synonyms: Alyssum maritimum, Clypeola maritima
Plant Family: BrassicaceaePlant Type: annual/biennial, deciduous, scented or aromatic
Growth habit: mounding
Growth Rate: medium, mature size: 0.12m. high x 0.25m. wideColour: leaf- green, flower- white, stem- green
Season of interest: Summer
Position: full sun, coastal
Soil: dry, moist, sandy, pH preference - Any, pH tolerance - Any
Hardiness: minimum -10°C, USDA zone 7 to 9
Origin: MediterraneanDescription:
Short lived perennial, normally treated as a hardy annual. Low spreading, mounding habit with small green leaves. Masses of small flowers in summer, usually white but may be pink or mauve. Pleasantly scented.Cultivation:
Warm sheltered position in sun and a very well drained soil. Easy to grow.Propagation:
Needs light to germinate; may be fall-sown for spring germination, or sow on soil surface outdoors 2 weeks before last frost, may also be started inside. Thin to 15cm apart. Good light, does well in drier, sandy spots, tolerates exposed and alkaline sites. Propagate also by division of fibrous root system; self-sows readily.Design and Other Uses:
Summer bedding, border edges, containers.Other Notes:
Originates from the Mediterranean, but sometimes naturalised in other areas, particulaly near the coast. pronounced: lob-yoo-LAR-ee-uh ma-rih-TEEM-uh
