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Definition of Sweet alyssum
1. Noun. Perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Lobularia, Lobularia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweet Alyssum
Literary usage of Sweet alyssum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"... sweet alyssum, chrysanthemums, stock, candytuft, verbenas, and marigolds are
not uncommon where any attempt is made to grow flowers. ..."
2. How to Make a Flower Garden: A Manual of Practical Information and Suggestions by Wilhelm Miller (1903)
"Six annuals for very cold climates: Alyssum, Sweet, Alyssum maritimum. Clarkia elegans.
Marigold, Tagetes spp. Pea, Sweet, Lathyrus odoratus. ..."
3. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"sweet alyssum. THE pretty little well-known flower called sweet alyssum has had
a hard time of it with botanists. First it was Alyssum, ..."
4. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1873)
"sweet alyssum. THE pretty little well-known flower called sweet alyssum has had
a hard time of it with botanists. First it was Alyssum, ..."
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