When to plant sweet alyssum in Rockhampton
- Sow in trays: mid Jan to early SepRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to early OctRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to early OctRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Apr to early OctRockhampton area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rockhampton. 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.