Cheiridopsis peculiaris (100 seeds)

Cheiridopsis peculiaris (100 seeds)

Family: Mesembryanthemaceae

Common names: Twoleaf Clockfig

Small-growing plants with succulent grey-green leaves. Consecutive pairs of similar leaves are borne on a short stem, the leaves may vary in shape, size and degree of fusion. The leaves are glabrous and the tips may be apiculate. Leaves are long and slender to triangular in shape. In some species the old leaves form a papery sheath which encloses the new developing leaf pair. Flowers appear from autumn to spring, they open at midday and close again at dusk. The scented flowers are borne on short or long pedicels, they are yellow.

Sowing instructions: The small seeds can be sown in pots of fine, well-drained sand, any time during the summer months when temperatures are warm. Cover the seeds with a very fine layer of grit and water from below with a fungicide to prevent damping off. For the first 3-4 days cover the pots with a sheet of glass/clear Perspex to keep the humidity levels high. Remove the glass and replace it with light shade cloth and mist once or twice a day for the next two weeks after which most seeds should have germinated. From then on misting can be reduced to every second and then every third day as the little plants grow.

Locality: Steinkopf. Harvest: January 2025