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When to plant sweet alyssum in Corryong

  • Sow in trays: early Jan to early FebCorryong area, humid subtropical
  • Sow in the ground: mid Feb to mid MarCorryong area, humid subtropical
  • Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarCorryong area, humid subtropical
  • Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid MarCorryong area, humid subtropical
  • Sow in trays: mid Sep to mid OctCorryong area, humid subtropical
  • Sow in the ground: late Oct to mid NovCorryong area, humid subtropical
  • Move seedlings out: late Oct to mid NovCorryong area, humid subtropical
  • Plant seedlings: late Oct to mid NovCorryong area, humid subtropical

Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Corryong. 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.

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