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How to grow Sweet alyssum growing and care:
Well drain soil, soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive
Recommended planting season?
Spring, summer in cold climate / Autumn-winter in warm
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant?
5-20 cm, 2-8 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
All year in cold climate spring-autumn
General information about the flower
White, purple or pink with fragrant, small flowers 4 petals with yellow stamens.
Pollination is done by:
Bees and attract pollination
Uses of Sweet alyssum flower :
Salad, cooked
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
All year in cold climate spring-autumn
How to harvest the leaves?
From the base of the leaves
Information about leaves:
Green leaves in the size 1-5 mm.
Uses of Sweet alyssum leaves:
Cooked, salad
Scientific name:
Lobularia maritime
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Autumn flowers Spring flowers Summer flowers Winter flowers
Edible Parts
Edible flowers Edible leaves
Culinary uses
Flower colors
Pink flower Purple flower White flower
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest Winter harvest
Ornamental parts
Ornamental flower Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Annual plant Evergreen Herbaceous Perennial plant
Plant Uses
Edible plants Ground cover plants Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 3 Hardiness zone 4 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9