Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Lobularia Desv. [850]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Sweet Alison, Sweet alyssum

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Brassicaceae

family_ja: アブラナ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of 5 species of low, mound-forming or spreading, hairy annuals and perennials from seashores, disturbed ground, and stony slopes in the Canary Islands and Mediterranean. They have narrow linear-lance-shaped to oblong, light to mid-green leaves. In summer and early autumn, they produce cross-shaped, 4-petalled, often scented white flowers in compact, sometimes corymb-like, terminal racemes that elongate in fruit. Grown for their flowers, they are useful for the edges of a gravel drive or to fill paving cracks, and are very tolerant of maritime conditions. L. maritima cultivars are particularly good summer bedding plants.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in situ in late spring.

pests_en: Downy mildew, slugs, flea beetles, clubroot, and white blister may be troublesome.

description_ja:

comment: Medit.

comment_ja: ニワナズナ(スイートアリッサム＝sweet alyssum)

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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