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HENNA – Gaza
Lawsonia alba
Wind and heat tolerant deciduous bush growing to 2m with a mass of white flower umbels similar to an elderberry. The leaves can be dried and ground to a powder which is mixed to a muddy paste to dye and condition hair. A highly prized plant in the middle east.
Seeds per pkt: 30Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
INDIGO – Upright Indigo
Indigofera suffruiticosaPerennial semi-tropical plant which grows to one metre high and famed for its rich blue dye since ancient times.
Indigo is a legume with small purplish flowers in summer. In cooler climates grow in a warm north facing position.Seeds per pkt: 30Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
LEGUME SHRUB – Desmanthus
Desmanthus virgatusBushy wind hardy heavy nitrogen fixer growing up to 2m. It has small soft leaflets with a 22% protein content. As a browse fodder shrub it is very palatable and recovers after heavy grazing. It self-seeds vigorously and could become troublesome if not managed by grazing.
Seeds per pkt: 30Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
LEGUME SHRUB – Leuceana
Leucaena leucocephalaTwo metre tall legume tree usually grown in the tropics as cattle fodder. Poultry love the seeds. Doesn’t like frosts and will survive in rainfall areas down to 450mm but prefers more. Good nurse trees in orchards.
Seeds per pkt: 20Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
LEGUME SHRUB – Sesbania – Yellow Pea Shrub
Sesbania cannabinaGrows up to 3m in one year, this short lived legume shrub provides a good short term windbreak/screen if planted as a hedge. An animal fodder plant chickens feast on the abundant self sown seedlings beneath older trees.
Seeds per pkt: 30Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
LEGUME TREE – Earpod Tree
Multi-use shady semi-deciduous canopy tree, that can be grown as a companion plant for annual and perennial food gardens, and for forage and wood.
Seeds per pkt: 10Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
MARIGOLD – African – Cracker Jack
Tagetes erectaBrighten up your garden with these brilliant orange/yellow flowering annuals. Planted with tomatoes, eggplants and other root knot nematode susceptible vegetable crops in sandy soils.
Seeds per pkt: 100Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
MARIGOLD – Mexican
Tagetes minutaTall growing marigold used to fumigate soil to reduce nematodes. If grown for a full season, it can be effective for up to 3 years. The mulched leaves are a useful pest deterrent. An essential companion to tomatoes and capsicums. The foliage can cause skin irritations.
Seeds per pkt: 200Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
MARULA – African Marula Tree
Sclerocarya birrea ssp. caffraDrought-tolerant deciduous shade tree from South Africa can grow over 9m tall. Edible yellow round fruit used to produce ‘Amarula’ liqueur.
Seeds per pkt: 3Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
PASSIONFRUIT – Hawaiian Yellow
Passiflora edulisFast growing climber nematode tolerant with bright yellow oval fruits that drop off the plant when ripe. The fruits ~60mm in diameter are sweet with a nice acid balance. Keep soil moist and fertilised. Makes a great fruit leather or a superb passionfruit-pumpkin chutney.
Seeds per pkt: 15Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
PASSIONFRUIT – Love-in-a-Mist
Passiflora foetidaSeeds per pkt: 20Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
PASSIONFRUIT – Pawpawadilla
Passiflora sp.A perennial climbing variety of green passionfruit from Zimbabwe. It has a delicate three fingered leaf, hardy to wind and extreme heat. The fruit are sweet and non-acidic with a soft skin that peels off the fruit easily.
Seeds per pkt: 20Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
PASSIONFRUIT – Tennis Ball Pink
Passiflora edulisHighly productive and vigorous heirloom passionfruit with Large round pink/purple skinned fruit and excellent flavour.
Seeds per pkt: 15Available$5.50/pktLimit:Â One packet per order
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All orders under 100 packets are delivered by Australia Post - Express. Minimum postage cost is $11.
Postage and handling are calculated at checkout.
For order over 100 packets - postage will be confirmed upon confirmation email of your order.
Postage and handling will not be charged for local pickups.
Seeds per Packet
The number of seeds per packet is displayed next to the varieties' SKU code.
We look to provide enough for gardeners for a number of seasons. Some seeds are very small and are hand counted rather than weighed, and some variation in actual seeds per packet may occur.
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Some varieties may have limits in regards to the number of packets you can purchase.
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