Syncarpha speciosissima (100 seeds)

Syncarpha speciosissima. Sprawling, white-woolly shrublet up to 45cm, with erect annual stems. Leaves oblong to linear, clasping the stem at the base; bears solitary, hemispherical, discoid flowerheads, 30-40mm across, on elongate stalks, with pointed, papery white to cream bracts. Sowing : 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: Ex Hort. Harvest: November 2021