Strumaria salteri

Strumaria salteri.

Family: Amaryllidaceae.

Common names: Cape snowflake. Tolbol

This is a Winter-growing species with narrow strap-like, dark green leaves and in Autumn, appearing before the leaves, are the strikingly beautiful glistening magenta-pink flowers – up to a dozen in an umbel.

Sowing instructions : Sow seeds in deep seed trays as soon as possible after harvesting in a very well-drained, sandy medium to which some fine compost is added. Press lightly into the soil, so that the top of the seed remains visible. Water well once and then again only after the first leaves appear. After that, water well once every two to three weeks.

Locality : Nardouw.  Harvest : May 2019