Lobularia maritima

Nasiona Lobularia maritima (smagliczka nadmorska) — śródziemnomorska, jednoroczna roślina okrywowa o miododajnych, bogatych w nektar kwiatach, idealna na słoneczne stanowiska z przepuszczalną glebą.
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Lobularia maritima — sweet alyssum

Lobularia maritima, known to most gardeners simply as sweet alyssum, is a low, mound-forming annual in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae), grown for its dense heads of tiny, honey-scented flowers. It is the botanical heart of our sweet alyssum range within the flower seed collection.

History & origin

Native to the Mediterranean basin, sweet alyssum grows wild on sandy shores, cliffs and rocky ground across southern Europe and North Africa — an origin that explains its easy tolerance of poor, free-draining soil, drought and salt-laden coastal air. Quick and generous from seed, it spread rapidly into cottage gardens around the world as an edging and carpeting plant.

Its name tells a small botanical story: the genus Lobularia comes from the Greek lobos, "small pod," for its rounded seed capsules, while the species epithet maritima means "of the sea," a nod to its coastal home. Long grouped under Alyssum, it was later given its own genus but kept the familiar common name.

Botanical characteristics

A compact annual usually 8–15 cm high that spreads into a low cushion, it carries rounded clusters of four-petalled flowers in white, pink, lilac and purple, with a distinctive sweet, honeyed scent. Rich in nectar and held over a long season, the blooms are a magnet for bees and hoverflies, earning it a place among our bee-friendly and ground-cover flowers.

Growing Lobularia maritima from seed

Surface-sow the fine seed onto moist, well-drained compost and leave it uncovered, as light aids germination; seedlings appear in one to two weeks at around 15–20°C. Grow in full sun, water sparingly once established, and shear lightly after the first flush to encourage a second. It self-seeds gently where happy. Our flower growing guide and flower sowing calendar cover the timing.

Ready to grow sweet alyssum? Explore the varieties or learn the basics first.

Related categories: Sweet Alyssum · Ground-Cover Flowers · Bee-Friendly Flowers · Drought-Tolerant Flowers · All Flower Seeds

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Czym różni się alyssum od Lobularia maritima?
To ta sama roślina. Lobularia maritima to nazwa botaniczna; „słodki alyssum" to jej popularna nazwa ogrodowa. Czy Lobularia maritima jest rośliną jednoroczną czy wieloletnią?
Zazwyczaj uprawiana jest jako półmrozoodporna roślina jednoroczna, choć w łagodnych, bezprzymrozkowych rejonach może przetrwać i rozsiać się sama. Jakie warunki preferuje?
Pełne słońce i lekką, przepuszczalną glebę. Dzięki nadmorskiemu pochodzeniu dobrze radzi sobie z ubogim podłożem, suszą i zasolonym powietrzem. Jak wysiać nasiona?
Rozsyp je na powierzchni wilgotnego podłoża bez przykrywania, ponieważ do kiełkowania potrzebują światła; utrzymuj temperaturę około 15–20°C.