Dwarf Pink Sweet Alyssum is a favorite of gardeners, prized for its masses of fragrant flowers and used as an edging plant or addition to the border. Plants bloom quickly from seed. Plants tolerate a range of growing conditions and are easily grown. ‘Dwarf Pink’ makes an excellent edging plant as it grows only 2-4 inches tall.
This easy-to-grow annual / Tender Perennial forms a low carpet of fragrant pink blossoms.
This popular flower makes an ideal border, groundcover, or container plant because of it's small habit.
This attractive member of the mustard family originally came from the rocky coasts of the Mediterranean region.
The common name Alyssum comes from a Greek word meaning "rabies," referring to the ancient belief that this plant had the ability to treat this disease.
The genus name Lobelia honors the renowned Flemish botanist Mathias de Lobel.
Lobularia maritima is a mat-forming annual or short-lived perennial native to the Mediterranean, Canary Islands and Azores, where it grows along the coast in rocky, sunny areas. This herbaceous plant in the mustard family (Brassicaeae) is commonly used as a bedding plant called alyssum or sweet alyssum and is widely available in market packs at nurseries and garden centers in the spring. The common name refers to the genus in which it was formerly classified.
Sweet alyssum can be used as a seasonal ground cover.