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Sweet Alyssum

Lobularia Maritima

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Overview

Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima), a charming ground cover, offers a profusion of fragrant white to purple blooms. Hardy in zones 5-9, it flourishes in full sun to part shade and reaches 3-9 inches in height with a spread of up to 12 inches. Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, it's ideal for borders, rockeries, and containers, providing a honey-scented allure and attracting pollinators from spring through fall.

Sun Full, Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 4–10Type Annual, Ground coverClimate Temperate
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima); drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, image 81

Culture

Sun
Full, Half, Shade
Water
Medium
USDA zones
4–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Annual, Ground cover
Family
Brassicaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Photos (142)

Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — reaching a height of 4 to 8 inches with a spread of 6 to 9 inches; annual / ground cover for full or half or, image 109
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — sweet-scented flowers and low; annual / ground cover with white blooms, image 106
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — white flowers in the garden; it flourishes in full sun to part shade and reaches 3-9 inches in height with a, image 118
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — annual / ground cover with white blooms; four-petaled flowers bloom profusely and cling closely to dainty, image 59
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — Drought-tolerant and low-maintenance; providing a honey-scented allure and attracting pollinators from spring through fall
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — Deadheading is seldom necessary; and its versatility in borders, image 113
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — This easy-to-grow annual thrives in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9; sweet-scented flowers and low, image 107
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — annual / ground cover with white blooms; four-petaled flowers bloom profusely and cling closely to dainty, image 99
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — four-petaled flowers bloom profusely and cling closely to dainty; this easy-to-grow annual thrives in USDA, image 70
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima); drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, image 61
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — annual / ground cover with white blooms; four-petaled flowers bloom profusely and cling closely to dainty
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — This easy-to-grow annual thrives in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9; sweet-scented flowers and low
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — providing an elegant yet effortless complement to any garden design; its flowering prowess from late spring, image 77
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — Deadheading is seldom necessary; and its versatility in borders, image 73
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — and its versatility in borders; deadheading is seldom necessary, image 88
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — white flowers in the garden; it flourishes in full sun to part shade and reaches 3-9 inches in height with a spread of up
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — four-petaled flowers bloom profusely and cling closely to dainty
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — it flourishes in full sun to part shade and reaches 3-9 inches in height with a spread of up to 12 inches, image 63
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — it flourishes in full sun to part shade and reaches 3-9 inches in height with a spread of up to 12 inches, image 43
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — The blossoms are typically white but can come in shades of pink; sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima), image 92
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — This easy-to-grow annual thrives in USDA hardiness zones 5 through 9
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima); drought-tolerant and low-maintenance
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — sweet-scented flowers and low; annual / ground cover with white blooms, image 66
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) — providing a honey-scented allure and attracting pollinators from spring through fall; the blossoms are, image 85
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