When to plant sweet alyssum in Alexandra
- Sow in trays: late Jan to mid FebAlexandra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to late MarAlexandra area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to late MarAlexandra area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to late MarAlexandra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: mid Sep to early OctAlexandra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Oct to early NovAlexandra area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Oct to early NovAlexandra area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Oct to early NovAlexandra area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Alexandra. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A low carpet of tiny honey-scented flowers that feeds hoverflies and tiny parasitic wasps, two of the best aphid and caterpillar hunters. Edge your beds with it, or tuck it between lettuces and brassicas. Flowers most of the year in Adelaide.