Description
Elegia racemosa. Restionaceae. The plants produce beautiful golden flower heads reaching up to 1.5m tall. The large bracts make a striking display during flowering and create a pleasant rustling sound in the wind. Sowing : : Before sowing, the seed should be treated with smoke or soaked in a smoke-water solution. The seed should be sown during early autumn, when the nights are cool, between 10°C and 15°C, and the days are still warm, between 20°C and 30°C. After about three weeks the seed germinates and after another six to nine weeks can be pricked out. Locality : Bredasdorp. Harvest : October 2019
