When to plant sweet alyssum in Undalya
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid MarUndalya area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid AprUndalya area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to mid AprUndalya area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to mid AprUndalya area, Mediterranean
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late AugUndalya area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early OctUndalya area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early OctUndalya area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early OctUndalya area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Undalya. 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.