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Lobularia

Lobularia

9.9
A small garden plant with sweet-smelling white or purple flowers often used as ground cover
  • noun
  • /ˌlɒb.jʊˈlɛr.i.ə/
  • Specialized
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  • We planted lobularia in our flower beds for a sweet scent and a splash of color.

So last year I had Super Tuna Bordeaux and Snow Princess and white Knight lobularia alyssum.

Examples

  • There's some yellow moms, orange violas, some glacier Ivy, and some lobularia or alyssum.

  • The garden was filled with lobularia due to its fragrant, small white flowers.

  • So last year I had Super Tuna Bordeaux and Snow Princess and white Knight lobularia alyssum.

  • In the spring, lobularia blooms beautifully, attracting bees and butterflies.

Compounds

Lobularia maritima
  • Specialized
9.8

A small garden plant with many tiny white, sweet-smelling flowers

Surface Forms

Lobularia singular
Lobularias plural

Etymology

Lobularia comes from the Latin lobulus, meaning 'small lobe', and is like the English word lobe. So the name helps you picture the tiny, rounded parts or clusters of the sweet-scented alyssum plant.