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Category Family Genus Species Description Per pkt Per 100 Per gram Per seed/ each Annuals Lobeliaceae Monopsis unidentata  10-15cm herb, attractive reddish-purple fl Su. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Annuals Gentianaceae Sebaea aurea  Short-lived annual to 30cm, oval lvs, 4-petalled yellow fl Sp, sandy areas. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Annuals Scrophulariaceae Zaluzianskya capensis  40 cm erect ann, narrow leaves, long-tubed white fl with red reverse, opening late afternoon Au-Su. Sow Sp/Au. Zone 7. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Hyacinthaceae Albuca sp  30cm, plant with upright broad lvs, nodding fl Sp. Sow Sp. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Babiana tubiflora  To 15cm, linear pleated lvs, zygomorphic white fl usually with red markings on lower petals Sp, in sand. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Babiana tubulosa ?  7-15cm, long-tubed cream fl with red markings Sp. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Amaryllidaceae Cyrtanthus smithiae  Linear spirally twisted leaves, 20cm peduncle with white/pale pink fl with red stripes Sp-Su. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Amaryllidaceae Cyrtanthus tuckii  "Green-tipped fire lily", to 45cm, 2 leaves absent at fl, umbels of nodding reddish-orange fl with green tips Sp-Su, med. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Dietes bicolor  1m, evergreen, large yellow fl with brownish markings Sp-Su, sun. Sow Sp. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy US$ 5.00 Buy     Bulbous plants Hyacinthaceae Drimia macrocentra (=Urginea macrocentra)  To 1m, Su-growing, narrow dark green leaves, dense racemes of white fl with green/ brown keels Su. Sow Sp. Zone 7. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Ferraria sp  An unidentified species of Ferraria from Nieuwoudtville. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Freesia corymbosa  To 30cm, sweetly scented pale yellow fl with bright yellow to orange markings Sp. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Geissorhiza sp  Very small plant similar to G ornithogaloides. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Gladiolus bullatus  50cm, blue fl Sp, lower lobes paler with yellow central stripe, difficult to grow, keep slightly moist in Su, pot. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Gladiolus carneus (albidus)  A pure white form of Gladiolus carneus. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Gladiolus permeabilis ssp edulis  80cm, Wi/Su-growing, scented cream/pink fl with yellow marks Sp. Sow Au /Sp. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Gladiolus permeabilis ssp permeabilis  30-50cm, long narrow leaves sheathed at base, scented white/ cream fl tinged at tips with pink/ mauve Sp. Sow Sp. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Gladiolus splendens  "Roggeveld lepelblom", 0.5-1.1m, 5-7 sword-shaped lvs, very attractive bright scarlet fl with very large lower tepals Sp. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Ixia sp  10-15cm, short lvs, fl not seen, high altitude. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Hyacinthaceae Lachenalia longibracteata  20cm, 1 or 2 plain/spotted leaves, spike of pale blue fl with cream inner segments Wi-Sp. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Hyacinthaceae Lachenalia montana  10-35cm, very beautiful cream fl with green/brown markings Sp-Su, coastal. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy US$ 5.00 Buy     Bulbous plants Hyacinthaceae Merwilla plumbea  Bulbous geophyte to 40cm, fleshy lvs, purple- blue Lachenalia-like fl Su, beautiful, but difficult in cultivation. Sow Au. Zone 9. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Moraea angusta  20-40cm, solitary leaf, yellow fl Sp. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Moraea bipartita  20-30cm, pale blue fl with white/yellow markings Sp, open after midday, dry areas. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Moraea simulans  To 20cm, 1 leaf slightly spiralled, blue fl Sp. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Moraea sp  Small species, blue fl, one of the old Gynandriris species, Middelpos area. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Moraea stricta  15-25cm, Su-growing, pale lilac to blue-violet fl with yellow-orange spotted nectar guides Wi-Su, fl before leaf. Sow Sp. Zone 7. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Romulea albomarginata ?  To 20cm, narrowly 4-grooved lvs, white to magenta fl with orange yellow cup Sp. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Asphodelaceae Trachyandra hirsutiflora  60cm, white fl on tomentose raceme, pink reverse, Wi-Sp, pot. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Tritonia crispa  18-35cm, Wi-growing, crisped leaves, yellow/cream/pink fl Sp-Su. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Tritoniopsis antholyza  "Karkarblom, Bergpypie", to 90cm, lanceolate to linear leaves, tubular yellowish pink to red fl with dark streaks Su-Au. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Bulbous plants Iridaceae Tritoniopsis sp  An unidentified species from Bot River flowering after fire. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Carnivorous plants Droseraceae Drosera aliciae  Small with compact reddish rosette of lvs, purple fl coming horizontally from rosette Su, marshy areas, Wi rain. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Carnivorous plants Droseraceae Drosera pauciflora?  "Sundew", rosette of green/red leaves, long spike of large pink or mauve fl with green centre Sp, Wi rain. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Carnivorous plants Droseraceae Drosera sp  Rosette, small fl spike, Su rainfall. Sow Sp. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Carnivorous plants Droseraceae Drosera sp trinervia ?  Flat round rosette, red & green leaves, white fl Sp, similar to D trinervia. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Carnivorous plants Droseraceae Drosera trinervia  Tufted rosettes, white broadly cuneate fl Sp, damp peaty exposed areas, Wi rain. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Climbers Vitaceae Cissus quadrangularis  Climber, 4-angled fleshy stems with red margin on angle, fleshy leaves, small greenish-yellow fl Sp, red fruit. Sow Sp. Zone 10. US$ 3.00 Buy       Climbers Vitaceae Cissus rotundifolius  Climber with tendrils, thick succulent circular lvs with notched margins, greenish-yellow fl Su. Zow Sp. Zone 10. US$ 3.00 Buy       Ericaceae Ericaceae Erica orientalis  To 30cm shrub, profuse pink urn-shaped fl Sp-Su. Sow Sp. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Ferns Schizaeceae Schizaea pectinata  "Curly grassfern, toothbrush fern", grasslike habit, a typical "toothbrush", fertile erect fronds, found in drier areas in Cape mountains. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Geraniaceae Geraniaceae Pelargonium abrotanifolium  50cm perenn, aromatic grey-green finely divided foliage, mauve fl all year, sun, well-dr soil, pot/rockery. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Geraniaceae Geraniaceae Pelargonium denticulatum  2m shrub, balsam-scented sticky finely divided leaves, pinkish purple fl Wi-Su, prune, strong light. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy US$ 6.00 Buy     Geraniaceae Geraniaceae Pelargonium sp  1m shrub, scented leaves, pink fl. Sow Au. US$ 3.00 Buy       Orchidaceae Orchidaceae Acrolophia micrantha  To 50cm, keeled linear lvs, branching inflorescence, many white fl with purplish side lobes Sp, coastal areas. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Orchidaceae Orchidaceae Disa chrysostachya  To 1m, Su rain, lanceolate lvs with overlapping stems, dense spikes of orange-yellow fl with pendant swollen spurs Su. Sow Sp. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Orchidaceae Orchidaceae Disa crassicornis  60cm, Su rain, cyclamen to rose pink fl Su, beautiful. Sow Sp. Zone 7. US$ 3.00 Buy       Orchidaceae Orchidaceae Disa harveiana  Perenn to 50cm, basal tuft of lvs dry at flowering, mauve fl with purple/red streaks Su, previously in Disa draconis. Sow Au. Zone 9. US$ 3.00 Buy       Orchidaceae Orchidaceae Satyrium longicolle  30cm, 2 round lvs flat on the ground, pale pink to ivory fl with dark purple marks Sp, mainly after fires. Sow Au. Zone 8. US$ 3.00 Buy       Perennials Scrophulariaceae Aptosimum procumbens  "Karoo violet", prostrate perenn, woody rootstock, small bluish-green lvs, beautiful violet-blue fl Wi-Sp. Sow Au. Zone 7. US$ 3.00 Buy

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