When to plant sweet alyssum in Yarraden
- Sow in trays: late Jan to mid JulYarraden area, tropical savanna
- Move seedlings out: late Feb to mid AugYarraden area, tropical savanna
- Plant seedlings: late Feb to mid AugYarraden area, tropical savanna
- Sow in the ground: mid Jun to mid AugYarraden area, tropical savanna
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yarraden. 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.