Sweet Alyssum – Lobularia maritima

Common Name: Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison

Botanical Name: Lobularia maritima, lob-u-LA-ree-a ma-RIT-i-ma

Decorative Life: Flowers from early summer to fall.

Flower Color: Pink, Purple, White

Availability: Spring, Summer

Plugs can be stored for 5 weeks in the dark (6 weeks in light) at 36F and subsequently grown into very acceptable plants and/or flowers.

• The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology list this species as an allergy-safe pollen producing plant.
• Named from the Latin “lobus”, referring to the small fruit.