When to plant sweet alyssum in Wanerie
- Sow in trays: mid Feb to mid AugWanerie area, Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: late Mar to late SepWanerie area, Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Mar to late SepWanerie area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Mar to late SepWanerie area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Wanerie. 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.