Arctotheca populifolia (100 seeds)

Arctotheca populifolia (100 seeds)

Family: Asteraceae

Common names: beach pumpkin (Eng.); seepampoen, tonteldoek (blom), strandgousblom.

It is a creeping, mat-forming herb, up to 200 mm high. Leaves are large, heart-shaped with short stalks, slightly succulent, with a dense covering of white hairs, margins smooth to shallowly dentate. The yellow flower heads are about 30 mm in diameter, borne on short, stout, curving stems and often overtopped by the large leaves. The green involucral bracts form a cup in several rows. The ray florets are bright yellow and widely spaced and the central flowers are greenish yellow.

Sowing instructions: Sow seeds in a well drained medium.

Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: January 2025