Description
Virgilia divaricata (Fabaceae). blossom tree (Eng.); keurboom (Afr.). It is a small to medium-sized tree with a bushy and rounded growth habit with branches growing close to the ground. They are very fast-growing when young. It can reach a height of up to 10m. It has beautiful, pink sweetly scented, pea-shaped flowers in dense terminal sprays that appear in masses in early summer. Sowing : Seeds can be soaked in hot water before sowing, or the seed coat can be cracked artificially. They also respond to stimulation by fire and can be treated with the Kirstenbosch Instant Smoke Plus Seed Primer. Seed should be sown in autumn or spring, in well-drained soil at a depth of 0.5 – 1 cm and covered with the sowing medium or milled bark and then watered. Locality : Langkloof. Date of harvest : December 2018
