Lobularia maritima
Common Name: Alyssum
Colors:
Lavender Violet White
| Optimal Light: |
Sun |
Mature Height: |
1ft |
| Light Range: |
Full/Part Sun |
Mature Spread: |
1ft-2ft |
| Soil Moisture: |
Well-drained |
Soil Texture: |
Any |
| Wildlife: |
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Salt Tolerance: |
Low |
| Florida Native: |
No |
Florida Region: |
N,C,S |
| Drought Tolerance: |
Medium |
Hardiness Zone: |
8-11 |
| Season of Color: |
Fall Winter Spring |
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| Comments: Sweet Alyssum - Lobularia maritima is a garden favorite for it's sweet perfume scent and because it stays covered with flowers the entire cool season. New Clear Crystal hybrids even flower into the summer making this old time favorite more fun to grow. Alyssum needs a bright sunny spot to flourish and give the sweet smell when the sun hits the flowers. Combine it in beds and containers in front of other cool season annuals like pansies, violas, petunias and snapdragons. |
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