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

Examples of sweet alyssum in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hot summer temperatures sometimes cause sweet alyssum to stop blooming, but these plants will flower again when temperatures cool. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2024

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

This book offers planting and growing tips to create a moon garden, which includes plants and flowers that reflect moonlight, attract nocturnal creatures, and release scent after sundown such as a tuberose and sweet alyssums. —L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024

Also, make sure to plant flowers, such as sweet alyssum, nearby to attract pollinators because squash requires pollination to form fruit. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 12 May 2023

The same is true of snapdragons and low-growing sweet alyssum. —Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023

The frost-proof flowers include pansies, chrysanthemums, snapdragons, calendulas and sweet alyssum, and the vegetables include plants from the brassica family ― cabbage, brussels sprout and radishes ― as well as root vegetables, leafy greens, peas, and fava beans. —Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sweet alyssum

• aneurysm
• cataclysm