When to plant sweet alyssum in Perth
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to late SepPerth area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to late OctPerth area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to late OctPerth area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to late OctPerth area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Perth. 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.