When to plant sweet alyssum in Cairns
- Sow in trays: late Feb to mid OctCairns area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: early Apr to mid NovCairns area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: early Apr to mid NovCairns area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: late May to mid SepCairns area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cairns. 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.