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 (grown as), Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, most elleptic-oblanceolate, 1-4cm long x 3-5mm wide; raceme tops corymb-like, florets 7-10mm wide, 4 overlapping petals; siliques form up from bottom upwards as panicles elongate 20-35cm.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature 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:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish, grey-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate, Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute, Rounded
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
4
Corolla Shape:
Cruciform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red (cv. dependant)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant, 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 Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
- Level 1 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : ISH
- (BED) BEDding, container, or basket
- (BUG) BUG garden