When to plant sweet alyssum in Yeppoon
- Move seedlings out: all yearYeppoon area, humid subtropical
- Sow in trays: all yearYeppoon area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: all yearYeppoon area, humid subtropical
- Sow in the ground: mid Apr to late OctYeppoon area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Yeppoon. 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.