When to plant sweet alyssum in Bower
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late FebBower area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprBower area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprBower area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprBower area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late AugBower area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early OctBower area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early OctBower area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctBower area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Bower. 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.