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List by Plants' Species A - Z

Here you will find all species listed in alphabetical order. Please refer to the regular category concerning quantity of seeds per package and detailed sowing and cultivation recommendations for each plant species
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Atropanthe sinensis (Chinese Belladonna)

Atropanthe sinensis (Chinese Belladonna)

100cm, Chinese Belladonna has greenish yellow, bell shaped, nodding flowers followed by a greenish berry in an inflated calyx (lantern) above large, plain green leaves. For any rich, slightly moist soil in a partially shaded to sunny spot. V-VI.
20 seeds per package.

Averrhoa bilimbi (Cucumber Tree)

Averrhoa bilimbi (Cucumber Tree)

3 (7)m, Cucumber Tree is a tropical tree with cucumber like, juicy and edible fruits with a refreshing sweet sour taste similar to the star fruit (Averrhoa carambola). For any humus rich, well drained soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot throughout the year. In winter keep plants at a minimum of some 15°C (optimal: 20°C) with reduced watering. III-VI.
5 seeds per package.

Azorina vidalii (Azores Harebell)

Azorina vidalii (Azores Harebell)

70 (100)cm, Azores Harebell, makes spikes of large, pink (rarely white) bellflowers above evergreen, narrow, shiny, leathery leaves on rather thin branches which crown an erect, very broad and slightly succulent, gray-barked stem. Keep moist but not wet and always sunny throughout the year. Let soil fall slightly drier in winter, keep in a cool (yet frostfree) and sunny spot at a minimum of some 10°C. VII-IX.
40 seeds per package.

Babiana dregei

Babiana dregei

10 (15)cm, has dark purplish blue flowers with a white basal blotch and short, strongly ribbed and hard, bluish-green leaves with an acute tip. It is native of rock crevices in mountain slopes and hills in the Namakwaland Klipkoppe. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Babiana fragrans

Babiana fragrans

15 (20)cm, a dwarf species with broad, dark green leaves with prominent veins and pale yellow, pale rose to lilac-blue, slightly fragrant flowers on a short branching stem. For any rich, well drained substrate. Keep frostfree in winter with reduced watering and a minimum of some 5°C. An excellent pot plant for an unheated greenhouse, cold wintergarden or sunny window sill. Seeds from two color forms are available: pale yellow and violet-blue. VI-VII.
20 seeds per package.

Babiana melanops

Babiana melanops

20cm, a showy species with pale to rich ink-blue or more rarely winered flowers. Easily grown in any rich, well drained substrate in a sunn spot. During dormancy in winter keep bulbs drier at a minimum of some 10°C. III-IV.
20 seeds per package.

Babiana odorata

Babiana odorata

5 (15)cm, a dwarf species with pale lemon flowers and short and broad, iris like leaves. Native from clay soils in the Western Cape. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Babiana patersoniae

Babiana patersoniae

5 (15)cm, sweetly fragrant purplish blue to pale bluish-white flowers and short, iris like leaves. Native from clay soils from Caledon to the Eastern Cape. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Babiana patula

Babiana patula

15 (20)cm, amongst the most beautiful member in this genus with showy, bicolored, strongly scented flowers with mauve and yellow markings. From clay soils from the south-western Cape to the Southern Cape and to Langeberg Mountains. For any rich, well drained soil. Keep frostfree in winter with reduced watering and a minimum of some 5°C. An excellent pot plant for an unheated greenhouse, cold wintergarden or sunny window sill. VI-VII.
20 seeds per package.

Babiana vanzijliae

Babiana vanzijliae

5 (15)cm, has pale yellow flowers and lanceolate, ribbed leaves. Native of sandstone soils in the Western Cape. Native of rocky sandstone soils from the Northwest Center to southern Namaqualand. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Baileya multiradiata (Desert Marigold)

Baileya multiradiata (Desert Marigold)

30 (50)cm, Desert Marigold is a showy annual with numerous erect stalks topped by lemon-yellow flowers above a greyish white haired basal leaf rosette. Native or rocky sites in full sun in southwestern USA. For any rich, very well drained slightly rocky or sandy soil in full sun. VII-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Ballota nigra ssp. uncinata (Black Horehound)

Ballota nigra ssp. uncinata (Black Horehound)

30 (50)cm, Black Horehound is a perennial with greyish-green, broadly serrated, pubescent leaves on several upright stalks with whorls of pure white to pale rose flowers. Native of rocky soils in full sun in the Mediterranean. Original seeds collection from eastern Sardinia at some 350m. For any rich, well drained soil in full sun, an excellent rock garden plant. VI-VII.
20 seeds per package.

Balsamorhiza deltoidea (Deltoid Balsamroot)

Balsamorhiza deltoidea (Deltoid Balsamroot)

50 (90)cm, Deltoid Balsamroot is a showy perennial from mountain areas in western North America (British Columbia to California). It bears several large, bright yellow flowers above a greyish green basal rosette of broad arrow-shaped leaves. For any rich, well drained soil in full sun. VII-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lagocephala (Rabbit Head Balsamroot)

Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lagocephala (Rabbit Head Balsamroot)

30cm, Rabbit Head Balsamroot has deeply dissected leaves and bright single yellow flowers. Seeds from a certified wild collection in Kittitas County, Washington, USA at some 1250m. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny spot. Excellent in the rock garden. VI-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata (Woolly Balsamroot)

Balsamorhiza hookeri var. lanata (Woolly Balsamroot)

30cm, Woolly Balsamroot is a most ornamental and very rare variety with densely white woolly haired leaves and single bright yellow flowers. Seeds from a certified wild collection in Siskiyou County, California, USA at some 900m. For any rich, very well drained soil in a sunny spot. Excellent in the rock garden. VI-VIII.
20 seeds per package.

Balsamorhiza sagittata (Arrowleaf Balsamroot)

Balsamorhiza sagittata (Arrowleaf Balsamroot)

20 (40)cm, Arrowleaf Balsamroot is a showy perennial with several large, bright yellow flowers with a darker yellow center above a greyish green basal rosette of broad leaves. Native or rocky sites in full sun in the eastern Cascades in western USA. For any rich, well drained soil in full sun. VII-VIII.
20 seeds per package.