Berkheya setifera SEEDS

Berkheya setifera seeds grow into a bristle-bearing Berkheya a perennial herb native to the subtropical biome of South Africa. The epithet setifera means ‘bristle-bearing’, referring to the stiff bristles or setae on the leaves or involucral bracts. A spiny-bristled South African Berkheya of grassland and open habitats, producing the genus’s characteristic combination of spiny, hairy foliage and large showy daisy flowerheads. Family Asteraceae, tribe Arctotideae.

Full sun; well-drained soils; warm subtropical South African conditions. Architectural spiny perennial.

• ‘Setifera’ = bristle-bearing; stiff bristles on leaves or involucral bracts distinctive character
• South African grassland perennial; spiny architectural foliage with daisy flowerheads
• South Africa subtropical biome; grassland and open habitats
• Genus Berkheya ~75 species; Family Asteraceae (tribe Arctotideae)
• Full sun; well-drained soils; warm subtropical; Family Asteraceae

Berkheya setifera is the bristle-bearing Berkheya its distinctive stiff bristles adding to the architectural spiny character that makes the Berkheya genus one of the most dramatically textured groups of South African perennials, combining the prickliness of a thistle with the floral extravagance of a large showy daisy.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.