Sweet alyssum actually has other names too, did you know?
Sweet alyssum has a lovely name; its flowers form a sphere, and when they bloom they are a mass of white, hence the name sweet alyssum. It is an excellent flower for landscaping scenic spots. Let us get to know it below.
The genus and family of sweet alyssum
Sweet alyssum is a plant in the Brassicaceae family and the genus Lobularia, a perennial herb.
Other names for sweet alyssum
Sweet alyssum is also called sweet alyssum, small white flower, and jade butterfly ball.
The origin of sweet alyssum
Native to the Mediterranean coast. In China, it is cultivated for ornamental purposes in parks and flower nurseries in Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Xinjiang and other provinces and regions.
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 light purple or white, oblong.
One seed per locule, suspended from the top of the ovary locule, oblong, about 1.5 mm long, light 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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