When to plant sweet alyssum in Wirrina Cove
- Sow in trays: mid Jan to mid OctWirrina Cove area, cool Mediterranean
- Move seedlings out: mid Feb to mid NovWirrina Cove area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Feb to early JulWirrina Cove area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid NovWirrina Cove area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to mid NovWirrina Cove area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Wirrina Cove. 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.