Geissorhiza (Satin Flowers)

Geissorhiza aspera

Geissorhiza corrugata

5cm, a very unusual, showy dwarf species with bright yellow flower cups above spirally twisted, slightly bluish green leaves. Native from rocky slopes southwest of Calvinia. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.

Geissorhiza darlingensis

10cm, dwarf species with showy large pale creamy yellow flowers with a dark throat. Native from seasonally wet flats in Darling in the Western Cape. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.

Geissorhiza heterostyla

15 (45)cm, showy pale purple flowers on an elegant raceme and narrow, grass like leaves. Native from stony clay soils from southern Namaqualand to Port Elizabeth and western Karoo. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.

Geissorhiza inflexa

20cm, a medium tall species with flowers in shades ranging from purple, red and pale yellow to cream. For any rich, well drained soil. Keep frostfree in winter with reduced watering and a minimum of some 5°C. An excellent pot plant for an unheated greenhouse, cold wintergarden or sunny window sill. VI-VII.

Geissorhiza monanthos

10 (20)cm, a very ornamental species with dark violet blue flowers with a creamy throat and a wine red inner ring. Native from sandy slopes and granite soils in Citrusdal, and from Saldanha to Somerset West. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.

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seed package 3961	€ 7,99

Geissorhiza ovata

10 (15)cm, showy pale rose flowers on an elegant raceme above short leaves. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.

Geissorhiza radians

10 (15)cm, makes most showy dark blue flowers with a contrasting wine red throat and a white inner ring above linear leaves. Native of seasonally wet sandy or granite soils in the south Western Cape from Malmesbury to Gordon’s Bay. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.

	(plus Shipping Costs)
seed package 3963	€ 7,99

Geissorhiza splendissima

10 (20)cm, has very ornamental deep ink blue, slightly nodding flowers with a blackish throat. Native from clay soils in the Bokkeveld Plateau in the Western Cape. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.

Geissorhiza tulbaghensis

10 (15)cm, has ornamental, quite large white flowers with a dark grey throat above linear leaves. Native from clay flats from Porterville to Wellington in the Western Cape. For any rich, well drained substrate in a sunny spot throughout the year. During dormancy and in winter keep drier at a minimum of some 10°C. VI-VIII.