Laminated Flower - Sweet Alyssum – Lobularia maritima

Real flower of Sweet Alyssum – Lobularia maritima specimen laminated in square plastic sheet. The specimen is clear, transparent and indestructible. Safe, authentic and completely unbreakable product put the Flower right at your fingertips!

Anyone can safely explore the Flower from both sides.

Size of the lamination sheet is 9x9 cm (3.5x3.5 inch).  

It is an ideal learning aid for students and kids and also a very good collectible item for every body.

This is a handmade real specimen craft. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch.
The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with same pictures.

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Sweet Alyssum – Lobularia maritima

Order: Brassicales  Family: Brassicaceae  Genus: Lobularia  Species: L. maritime

Lobularia maritima (syn. Alyssum maritimum; common name Sweet Alyssum or Sweet Alison, also commonly referred to as just Alyssum from the genus in which it was formerly classified) is a low-growing flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and Macaronesia (Canary Islands, Azores).

It is an annual plant (rarely a short-lived perennial plant) growing to 10-30 cm tall. The leaves are 1-4 cm long and 3-5 mm broad, oval to lanceolate, with an entire margin. The flowers are sweet-smelling white (rarely pink or lavender), with four petals; they are produced throughout the growing season, or year-round in areas free of frost.

Cultivation and uses

Lobularia maritima is best planted in early spring, but requires little maintenance when growing. It will flower more profusely if spent blooms are trimmed. When grown in gardens, it is typically used as ground cover, as it rarely grows higher than 20 cm tall.

It prefers partial shade, and is resistant to heat and drought. Plants with darker-colored flowers do better in cooler temperatures.

It has become widely naturalised throughout the temperate regions of the world.

A hardy annual native to Southern Europe, but has naturalized throughout the United States. Dense clusters of tiny snow-white flowers bloom continuously throughout the growing season if the spent blossoms are trimmed back. A compact, rapid growing variety which is drought tolerant and heat resistant. Thrives in full sun to partial shade, in almost any soil. Best sown in early spring, seedlings cannot withstand a heavy frost. A seemingly endless parade of blooms.

Average planting success with this species: 80%
Height: 8-12 inches
Germination: 15-20 days
Optimum soil temperature for germination: 55-75F
Sowing depth: Surface Sow
Blooming period: Year round in frost-free climates.
Average seeds per pound: 1,270,000
Seeding rate: 2 lbs. per acre
Suggested use: Borders, disturbed ares, rock gardens, hanging baskets, mixes.
Miscellaneous: In full bloom emits a sweet aroma. Requires very little attention.