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What other names does sweet alyssum have? You may be familiar with one of them

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Sweet alyssum has a lovely name: its flowers form a sphere, and when they bloom they are a mass of white, so it is called sweet alyssum (Xiangxueqiu). It is an excellent flower for landscaping scenic spots. Let us get to know it below.

The family and genus of sweet alyssum

Sweet alyssum is a plant of the genus Lobularia in the family Brassicaceae, a perennial herb.

Other names for sweet alyssum

Sweet alyssum is also called tingjie, xiaobaihua, and yudieqiu.

The origin of sweet alyssum

It originates from the Mediterranean coast. In China, it is cultivated for ornament in parks and flower nurseries in Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Xinjiang and other provinces and regions.

The morphological characteristics of sweet alyssum

Sweet alyssum is a perennial herb, woody at the base, with the whole plant covered in "T"-shaped hairs that are silver-gray.

The leaves are linear or lanceolate, tapering at both ends, with entire margins.

The inflorescence is corymbose, greatly elongated in the fruiting stage; the petals are pale purple or white, oblong.

There is 1 seed per locule, suspended from the top of the ovary locule, oblong, about 1.5 mm long, pale reddish-brown, with a sticky substance when exposed to water. The flowering period is March to April for greenhouse cultivation and June to July for open-field cultivation.

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