When to plant sweet alyssum in Wirrulla
- Sow in trays: late Feb to late JulWirrulla area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Apr to early SepWirrulla area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Apr to early SepWirrulla area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Apr to early SepWirrulla area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Wirrulla. 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.