Life Span
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mediterranean, Canary Islands
Types
Annual
Number of Varieties
8
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11 - 1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Peach, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Thorns
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8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
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6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
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1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Invasive
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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
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52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiscrophulatic, Astringent, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LOBULARIA maritima
Common Name
Pastel Carpet Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alyssum
In Hindi
LOBULARIA maritima
In German
lobularia maritima
In French
Lobularia maritima
In Spanish
maritima Lobularia
In Greek
LOBULARIA maritima
In Portuguese
Lobularia maritima
In Polish
Lobularia maritima
In Latin
maritima Lobularia
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Lobularia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
100
1
27800
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