When to plant sweet alyssum in Delamere
- Sow in trays: early Jan to late OctDelamere area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to late NovDelamere area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to early JunDelamere area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to late NovDelamere area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to late NovDelamere area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Delamere. 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.