Sweet alyssum

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Sweet alyssum grow and care – herbaceous of the genus also known as Lobularia maritime, Sweet alyssum annual or short perennial evergreen plant and mostly used as fragrant ornamental plant and also can be used as edible plant for the flowers and the leaves, can grow in mediterranean, subtropical, temperate or tropic climate and growing in hardiness zone 3-11.

Leaves edible color green, the size 1-5 mm.

Sweet alyssum flower

Alyssum flower color can be: white, purple or pink with fragrant, small flowers 4 petals with yellow stamens, attract pollination.

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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 of growing

Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting

Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants

Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate

Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants

Plant life-form: Annual plant, Evergreen, Herbaceous, Perennial plant

Plant Uses: Edible plants, Ground cover plants, Ornamental plants

Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water

Hardiness zones: 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

Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant

Leaf color:

Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers, Winter flowers

Flower colors: Pink flower, Purple flower, White flower

Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest

Edible Parts: Edible flowers, Edible leaves

Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Salad