Karsty Posted October 20, 2017 Report Share Posted October 20, 2017 Has anyone here dared to try to grow Xerophyta? I just recently discovered it at random. I've ordered some X. viscosa seed. Looks like a fascinating, weird, and lovely genus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Baba Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Interesting, I havent tried it. I saw some plants that looked like dormant Xerophtya on the Kelnan plants stand at the Tatton Park flower show this year. I thought Id taken a photo but apparently not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted October 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 There are apparently about 50 species. I've found suppliers of seed of 3 or 4 species. It is surprising that someone hasn't latched on to cultivating and selling them on a large scale, they are really interesting and have lots of lovely scented flowers. And don't need watering for half the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Baba Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 If they are winter growers it may be that light levels in the U.K. don't get high enough for flowering, it will be very interesting to see how you get on [emoji3]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsty Posted October 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 I've got seeds of Xerophyta hereroense, retinervis, and viscosa on the way. From what I can make out they come from the southern tip of Africa, and are dormant in cold dry winters, and grow in the summer when they receive a lot more rainfall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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