Common Name: Sweet Alyssum

Scientific Name: Lobularia maritima

Sweet Alyssum - Mounding, Spreading Growth Habit

Physiological Growth Cycle: Annual

Dicot

Size:

• 10" to 15" width X 4" to 8" height

Growth Habit:

• Mounding
• Spreading

Sweet Alyssum Alternate Leaf Arrangement	Sweet Alyssum Lanceolate Leaf Shape

Foliage:

• Alternate leaf arrangement
• Lanceolate to linear leaf shape
• Entire leaf margin
• Fine texture
• About 1" long by 1/8" wide

Sweet Alyssum Profuse Blooming	Sweet Alyssum Small Flowers

Inflorescence:

• Raceme
• Small flowers
• Blooms profusely
• White, pink, to purple
• Size and fragrance differ with variety
• Blooms spring until frost

Sweet Alyssum Edging Plant

Use:

• Edging plants
• Rock gardens
• Mass plantings
• Excellent groundcover in bulb beds

Problems:

• Damping off
• Stem rot
• Root rots

Culture:

• Full sun to partial shade
• Well-drained soils
• Flowering slows when exposed to lengthy durations of intense heat
• Grows best in cool to moderate temperatures

Propagation:

• Seed

Notes: 

• Purple varieties grow best in cooler weather