When to plant sweet alyssum in Cockatoo Valley
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late MarCockatoo Valley area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late AprCockatoo Valley area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late AprCockatoo Valley area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late AprCockatoo Valley area, Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Jul to late AugCockatoo Valley area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to early OctCockatoo Valley area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to early OctCockatoo Valley area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to early OctCockatoo Valley area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Cockatoo Valley. 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.