When to plant sweet alyssum in Delungra
- Sow in trays: mid Jan to mid FebDelungra area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to late MarDelungra area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to late MarDelungra area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to late MarDelungra area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to early SepDelungra area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: late Sep to early OctDelungra area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: late Sep to early OctDelungra area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Sep to early OctDelungra area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Delungra. 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.