We
regret that we will not be taking any further plants order for a
while. Due to the recent severe weather conditions we have
decided not to ship any plants until we are certain of their
quality. Seed sales are not affected.
Aristea Major
An evergreen rhizomatous species that
grows up to 1.5 meters high. It is a very striking species with many
blue flowers on the flowering spike. It occurs over a wide range of
the Cape growing on mountain slopes and blooming spring to summer.
Ifafa Lily -Rarely available, this is an easy evergreen small
bulbous plant from South Africa, which has proved hardy down to 5
degrees Centigrade and should do well on windowsills and in
conservatories. In late winter, a flowering stem arises up to 30 cm
high bearing a cluster of up to ten pendant tubular white or yellow
flowers, sometimes these are scented.
Dietes grandiflora
This
member of the iris family comes from the
eastern coastal areas of the southern Cape, Eastern Cape and
southern Kwazulu-Natal. It is a perennial, evergreen plant. The
plants grow from underground rhizomes. The attractive flowers are
large (about 100mm across) and are white with yellow nectar guides
and outer tepals and violet central segments.
sorry TEMPORARILY out of
stock
The
name Haemanthus is derived from the Greek "haima" meaning
blood and "anthos" meaning flower - a reference to the red flowers
of most species. Albiflos refers to the white flowers of this
particular species
This evergreen member of the
Amaryllidaceae family is found on the eastern coast of South
Africa, growing in well-drained soil with some water and little sun.
It has broad leaves up to 25 centimetres long, and a bulb which can
grow to 8 centimetres in diameter. The "paint brush" flower is white
with golden tipped anthers. The plant is reproduced by seeds, from
the red fruits, and it also readily increases by offsets.
