Sweet Alyssum
Lobularia maritima 'Snow Crystals'
Brassicaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Annual
Biocultural value
Flowers release a honey-like fragrance that scents the garden. Flowers release a sweet, floral-honey fragrance in the garden. The honey scented flowers denote beauty beyond worth.
Location
Source of plant
Thompson & Morgan
Description
This neatly-mounded plant grows just 4 inches tall but spreads 8 to 10 inches wide, every inch occupied by fragrant, tiny white blooms or small fresh green foliage.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
other ethnobotanical uses