sweet alyssum
noun
: a widely cultivated European herb (Lobularia maritima) of the mustard family having narrow leaves and clusters of small fragrant usually white or pink flowers
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So, interspersed among my roses are foxgloves, delphiniums, daisies, little chrysanthemums, sweet alyssum, nemesia, penstemon, scabiosa, cosmos and nepeta.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Instead of mechanical weed barriers, use low-growing annual companion plants, like sweet alyssum or clover.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
Oregano Botanical Name: Coriandrum sativum Planting Time: Late spring, after threat of frost has passed
The nectaries of oregano blooms are a little larger than those of cilantro and sweet alyssum and thus attract larger insects such as honeybees, native bees, and syrphid (flower) flies.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
Examples include euphorbia, sweet alyssum, verbena, creeping Jenny and calibrachoa.
—Suzanne S. Brown, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
Options for your new plantings include pinks, sweet alyssum, larkspurs, snapdragons, Iceland poppies, stocks, foxgloves, wallflowers, ornamental Swiss chard and, a little closer to March, petunias.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Instead of mechanical weed barriers, use low-growing annual companion plants, like sweet alyssum or clover.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2025
Oregano Botanical Name: Coriandrum sativum Planting Time: Late spring, after threat of frost has passed
The nectaries of oregano blooms are a little larger than those of cilantro and sweet alyssum and thus attract larger insects such as honeybees, native bees, and syrphid (flower) flies.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 June 2024
Examples include euphorbia, sweet alyssum, verbena, creeping Jenny and calibrachoa.
—Suzanne S. Brown, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
Options for your new plantings include pinks, sweet alyssum, larkspurs, snapdragons, Iceland poppies, stocks, foxgloves, wallflowers, ornamental Swiss chard and, a little closer to March, petunias.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Sweet alyssum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20alyssum. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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