When to plant sweet alyssum in Clarendon
- Sow in trays: late Jan to late SepClarendon area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to late OctClarendon area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to mid JunClarendon area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to late OctClarendon area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Aug to late OctClarendon area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Clarendon. 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.