Syncarpha milleflora (100 seeds)

Syncarpha milleflora (100 seeds)

Family: Asteraceae

Common names: Button Sewejaartjie, Knoppiessewejaartjie.

It is a silvery translucent shrub to 2 m. The flower heads are disk-shaped, crowded with dense flowers, white to pink.It grows in mountain fynbos from the Little Karoo to the Eastern Cape as far as Grahamstown.

Sowing instructions: Asteraceae seeds often germinate better in response to smoke treatment. Only mature, plump and fully formed seeds should be used. Smoke seed trays after sowing or soak seed in aqueous smoke extract for 24 hours. Sow seeds in a sandy, well drained soil. Sow seeds in autumn.

Locality: Grahamstown. Harvest: January 2025