When to plant sweet alyssum in Wallanthery
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to early MarWallanthery area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to early AprWallanthery area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to early AprWallanthery area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Mar to early AprWallanthery area, semi-arid
- Sow in trays: mid Aug to mid AugWallanthery area, semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: mid Sep to late SepWallanthery area, semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: mid Sep to late SepWallanthery area, semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to late SepWallanthery area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Wallanthery. 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.