When to plant sweet alyssum in Sydney
- Sow in trays: early Jan to early SepSydney area, humid subtropical
- Move seedlings out: early Feb to mid OctSydney area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: early Feb to mid OctSydney area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to mid OctSydney area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Sydney. 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.