When to plant sweet alyssum in Geranium
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarGeranium area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid AprGeranium area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to mid AprGeranium area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to mid AprGeranium area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late AugGeranium area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early OctGeranium area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early OctGeranium area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctGeranium area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Geranium. 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.