Fenestraria rhopalophylla (100 seeds)

Fenestraria rhopalophylla (100 seeds)

Family: Aizoaceae

Common names: Window Plant, Baby Toes

is an evergreen mat forming geophyte, mainly subterranean with just the tips of the leaves appearing above the soil. Fenestraria is a monotypic genus comprising only one specie and one subspecies. On each leaf of this plant there is a transparent window-like area at the top, it is for these window ( in Latin “fenestra”) that the genus name is derived from.

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: Luderitz. Harvest: December 2023