When to plant sweet alyssum in Rookwood
- Sow in trays: early Jan to late JunRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to late JulRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to late JulRookwood area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: mid May to late JulRookwood area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rookwood. 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.