When to plant sweet alyssum in Manilla
- Sow in trays: early Jan to mid FebManilla area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to mid MarManilla area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarManilla area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid MarManilla area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: early Sep to early SepManilla area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Oct to mid OctManilla area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: mid Oct to mid OctManilla area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Oct to mid OctManilla area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Manilla. 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.