When to plant sweet alyssum in Canberra
- Sow in trays: early Jan to late JanCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to late FebCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to late FebCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to late FebCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: early Oct to mid OctCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Nov to mid NovCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Nov to mid NovCanberra area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Nov to mid NovCanberra area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Canberra. 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.