Romulea Leipoldtii - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Lotus

Romulea Leipoldtii - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds LotusRomulea is a genus in the Iridaceae family of about 90 species that is found both in South Africa and in Europe. They are quite striking, and there is a great variation in colour and markings of the flowers. They are easy to grow in pots and many are easy from seed, flowering rather quickly in some cases. Likes damp conditions and grows upwards of 15cm. With cream white and yellow flowers this is best planted in the autumn. USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow

Can be picked at an early stage as an edible mealie or left to dry and be ground as a maize meal

species have linear basal leaves and a slender stalk

Patensie and just north of Port Elizabeth

USDA Zone - 8

Mammillaria mammillarias is a perennial plant that grows solitary or forming small groups

and can make an interesting subject for a bonsai

This variety is known to most cigarette smokers and is a fine and elegant plant

It rarely lives more than 100-150 years

6m with long creeping stems and rosette of bluish-green leaves with dull to bright red flowers in Summer

Cussonia natalensis also known as the Rock Cabbage Tree

Cushion forming

with a serrated margin or serrated at the leaf apex only