When to plant sweet alyssum in Edenhope
- Sow in trays: early Feb to early FebEdenhope area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to mid MarEdenhope area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid MarEdenhope area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to mid MarEdenhope area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Edenhope. 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.