When to plant sweet alyssum in Piccadilly
- Sow in trays: late Jan to early OctPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to mid NovPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Feb to late MayPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to mid NovPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to mid NovPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Piccadilly. 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.