Scientific Name:	Lobularia maritima
Pronunciation:	lob-you-LAIR-ee-uh muh-RIT-ih-muh
Common Name:	sweet alyssum, alyssum
Family Name:	Brassicaceae
Plant Type:	Annual
Key ID Features:	Leaves mostly oblanceolate; flowers white, panicles resemble small balls of flowers; panicles elongate to over 30 cm as fruit form up from bottom; florets to 8 mm wide with four petals.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 1 Apprenticeship, CLT Training

Habit: Dense Form: Mounded Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Europe (Mediterranean, Canary Islands) Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Bedding plant, Container planting, Filler, Hanging basket Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Summer: Green, Silver / Grayish, grey-green Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Lanceolate, Oblanceolate Apices: Acute, Rounded Bases: Attenuate Margins: Entire Additional Info: 1-4 cm long x 3 - 5 mm wide

Inflorescence Type: Corymb-like, Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 4 Corolla Shape: Cruciform Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, White, Violet, Pink, (cv. dependant) Flower Scent: Sweet Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Fruit Type: Silicle Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Seed
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium
Pest Susceptibility:	Deer resistant

Location(s): (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : ISH (BED) BEDding, container, or basket (BUG) BUG garden Location Map

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