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