trefle.io · Taken Oct 11, 2017 by Reinier Feijen (cc-by-sa)
Brassicaceae
Sweet alison
Lobularia maritima
Also known as Sweet alyssum, Madwort, Basket-of-gold, Octadenia maritima
Native Plants · Sweet Alyssum · Ground Cover · Fragrant · Edging Plant · Container Plant · Pollinator · Low Growing · Annual · Cottage Garden · Border Plant
Sweet alyssum is a popular low-growing annual or short-lived perennial that produces masses of tiny, honey-scented white to purple flowers over a long season. It thrives in full sun to partial shade in average, well-drained soil and is remarkably easy to grow from seed or transplant. Shear it back lightly after the first flush of bloom to encourage a second wave of fragrant flowers.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly and allow soil surface to dry between waterings; tolerates brief dry spells · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 9 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central European Rus
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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