Manulea tomentosa (100 seeds)

Manulea tomentosa. It is a perennial herb, branching from the base and along the stems, to become bushy shrublets 600 to 800 mm tall. Stems are leafy to the tip, erect or decumbent, with spreading, white, acute hairs (villous), up to 1–2 mm long. This plant produces a many-flowered inflorescence, a crowded thyrse, in a finger-like shape, made up of often dull brownish yellow to deep orange flowers. Sowing: Sow seeds in autumn in a mixture of river sand and fine bark. Locality: Bettie’s Bay. Harvest: May 2022