When to plant sweet alyssum in Melbourne
- Sow in trays: late Jan to late MarMelbourne area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to late AprMelbourne area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to late AprMelbourne area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to late AprMelbourne area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in trays: early Aug to late SepMelbourne area, temperate oceanic
- Plant seedlings: early Sep to late OctMelbourne area, temperate oceanic
- Sow in the ground: early Sep to late OctMelbourne area, temperate oceanic
- Move seedlings out: early Sep to late OctMelbourne area, temperate oceanic
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Melbourne. 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.