What to plant in August in Perth
Perth is in winter in August.
Seeds to sow now
- Leek 'Welsh' seeds · Allium ampeloprasum 'Welsh'
- Onion seeds · Allium cepa
- Onion 'Brown' seeds · Allium cepa 'Brown'
- Beetroot seeds · Beta vulgaris
- Beetroot 'Detroit' seeds · Beta vulgaris 'Detroit'
- Beetroot 'Golden' seeds · Beta vulgaris 'Golden'
- Silverbeet 'Rainbow' seeds · Beta vulgaris 'Rainbow'
- Broccoli seeds · Brassica oleracea var. italica
- Kale 'Red Russian' seeds · Brassica oleracea 'Red Russian'
- Kale 'Tuscan' seeds · Brassica oleracea 'Tuscan'
- Turnip seeds · Brassica rapa
- Capsicum seeds · Capsicum annuum
- Carrot seeds · Daucus carota
- Coriander seeds · Coriandrum sativum
- Carrot 'Baby' seeds · Daucus carota 'Baby'
- Carrot 'Nantes' seeds · Daucus carota 'Nantes'
- Carrot 'Purple Dragon' seeds · Daucus carota 'Purple Dragon'
- Garden Pea seeds · Pisum sativum
- Lettuce seeds · Lactuca sativa
- Lettuce 'Buttercrunch' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Buttercrunch'
- Lettuce 'Butterhead' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Butterhead'
- Lettuce 'Cos' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Cos'
- Lettuce 'Great Lakes' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Great Lakes'
- Lettuce 'Iceberg' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Iceberg'
- Lettuce 'Mignonette' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Mignonette'
- Lettuce 'Oak Leaf' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Oak Leaf'
- Lettuce 'Red Coral' seeds · Lactuca sativa 'Red Coral'
- Parsnip seeds · Pastinaca sativa
- Pea 'Greenfeast' seeds · Pisum sativum 'Greenfeast'
- Pea 'Sugar Snap' seeds · Pisum sativum 'Sugar Snap'
- Pea 'Telephone' seeds · Pisum sativum 'Telephone'
- Snow Pea 'Oregon' seeds · Pisum sativum 'Oregon'
- Radish seeds · Raphanus sativus
- Radish 'French Breakfast' seeds · Raphanus sativus 'French Breakfast'
- Spinach seeds · Spinacia oleracea
- Broad Bean 'Windsor Long Pod' seeds · Vicia faba 'Windsor Long Pod'
Plants suited to Perth
- Purple-leaf Cootamundra Wattle · Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'
- Bower Wattle · Acacia cognata 'Limelight'
- Dwarf River Wattle · Acacia cognata
- Queensland Silver Wattle · Acacia podalyriifolia
- Moonshine Yarrow · Achillea 'Moonshine'
- Terracotta Yarrow · Achillea 'Terracotta'
- Paprika Yarrow · Achillea millefolium 'Paprika'
- Yarrow · Achillea millefolium
- Woolly Bush · Adenanthos sericeus
- Tree Aeonium · Aeonium arboreum
- Black Rose Aeonium · Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'
- Agapanthus · Agapanthus praecox
Next month: What to plant in September in Perth