Silverhill seeds

Hi all , it`s the time of the year where we start to get fresh seeds for the season coming
I was looking at Silverhill seeds , the are an institution about South african seeds
I was wonderind if anyone is interested in place an order

http://www.silverhillseeds.co.za/byEntireAZ.asp

 

I'll look later. I think that @Sirius recommended them to me a year or two ago.

 

Are you sure ...there are many interesting seeds and many are classified as hard to zone 7
I will post few of the plants I`m looking for

 

Hardy to zone 7 in a fairly dry climate for some though.
I am taking a real interest in SA bulbs but there is too much there to go through quickly

 

LongK yes there is way too much and let`s not forget that usually SA plants are really slow too grow so it will be a slow process at the moment I`m pointing at very few plants and I thing we should point more at zone 7 , even if zone 8 will take -12c , but maybe in dry condition , if you notice it say about the raining side and that`s the one I`m pointing as well ...few I like so far

aloe ecklonis (from the raining mountain Zone7)



aloe reitzii (zone 7 dry )



xerophyta retinervis (zone7 dry i suppose)

 

I'll use this thread to "bookmark" certain plants as I work through.

Aloe chabaudii


Aloe ramosissima


Aloe reitzii


That will do for now.

 

I'm really tempted with some of them, they would look great in my tropical area of my garden

 

Scilla nervosa

 

I bought my Protea seed from them a few years ago.

Kind of like Erythrina zeyheri and I've always wanted to try a Leucadendron, sessile looks like a good one to start with.

 

I haven't got that far yet, but it does look rather interesting.
A photo of the caudex (easy to see why it has the common name of The Plough Breaker!)...........


Read more here;
http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/subs/ery-zey-sub.asp

 

OK so might need a biggish pot

 

@pete I was just looking at

leucadendron comosum



not one of the best looking but apparently the hardy of all suppose to resist zone 7

@longk

I was looking at Erythrina zeyheri , zone 7 again , not really pretty , but stunning flower worth try

also noticed this one

Moraea
pritzeliana



worth just for the leaves
also

Moraea stricta (zone 7)




plus we need to give a good look at it

also

Lachenalia
zebrina

 

Sure no one of them i buy at tk maxx

 

@sal73 - you are getting an interest in SA winter growing bulbs!

 

As much as they are small , will worth the winter growing