When to plant sweet alyssum in Brisbane
- Move seedlings out: all yearBrisbane area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: all yearBrisbane area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: all yearBrisbane area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early DecBrisbane area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Brisbane. 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.