Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, Purple, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer. Form: Irregular or sprawling.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring in salads and other dishes where pungency is required. — The young leaves, stems and flowers are sometimes used as a flavouring in salads and other dishes where pungency is required.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry sunny places in the Mediterranean. Grows by the coast in Britain. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)