Plant Profile Sheet/ Recognise Plants

Family: Brassicaceae (the cabbages)

Botanical Name: Lobularia maritima (Lobularia from globules

=small globe, maritima = habitat of maritime)

Common Name/s: Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Alyssum Number of species:5spp Country of origin: Mediterranean, Canary Islands many other areas naturalised

Cultivars: Colours; Carpet Of Snow = white, Cameo= pink, Midnight = dark blue Tree or shrub etc Evergreen or Deciduous etc Dimensions at Maturity Shape Annual rarely perennial N/A 15 to 20 cm height x spreading Low bun Drawing/Photo

Growth Habit

Type simple Leaves

Shape linear

Arrangement alternate

Margin

Colour /Other

Perfume Highly, honey sweet

Shape Rotate with 4 round petals

inflorescence Clusters of amny flowers; terminal

Season/months Mar, April to September

Colour/Other White through to dark blues, pinks

Flowers

Other: widely naturalised in temperate regions of world Culture Uses Climate and Aspect Soils Maintenance Propagation Written Notes: Edging, rockeries, wall gardens, window boxes Sun or part shade; flowers fro a longer period if in part shade, tolerates drought, 10cm spacing, Alkaline soils preferred, Dead head regularly; shear after first flowering for extended display Sow in place; barely cover seed; 7 to 8 weeks flower from sowing

Fruit

Long seed pod, hairy, with 2 seeds, may re-seed naturally, fruit type silicula typical to family