Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Seedy Subjects! => Seed Exchange => Topic started by: Calvin Becker on November 04, 2009, 11:18:54 AM
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I collected seed of the following on the lower slopes on Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal, on Sunday:
- Helichrysum adenocarpum
- Helichrysum argentissimum
- Helichrysum confertum
Please pm if interested in a swap.
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Those are super species Calvin, especially the red. I'm more used to whites and yellows in Helichrysum and it seems most of the NZ species are something else now. ???
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i agree--these are smashing plants! the red is nice, but i really love the pale pink with silvery foliage, and the mat forming confertum!
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There are some really nice ones out there Lesley. Looking through the wildflower books I think yellow and white are the predominant flower colours over here too and the amount of species is a bit daunting!
I have botanist friends who split into two groups on their walks, one concentrating on terrestrial orchids and the other on helichyrsums and compete as to who can see a greater number of species during the walk. I must say I'd take the orchids any day!
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There are some really nice ones out there Lesley. Looking through the wildflower books I think yellow and white are the predominant flower colours over here too and the amount of species is a bit daunting!
I have botanist friends who split into two groups on their walks, one concentrating on terrestrial orchids and the other on helichyrsums and compete as to who can see a greater number of species during the walk. I must say I'd take the orchids any day!
i think the number was something like over 200 species of helichrysum in south africa!!!