Strigosella africana seed

LATIN NAME: Strigosella africana

COMMON NAME: African False Wallrocket

The African false wallrocket opens the small, four-petalled, pale yellow flowers in the open clusters, the slender pods with the tiny seeds, and the whole plant stands in the fine, airy clumps of the dry garden. The upright, branching, annual or biennial herb carries the simple, narrow, toothed or lobed, grey-green leaves and the small, four-petalled, pale yellow flowers in the open, elongated clusters through the warm season, one of the fine, quiet sights of the dry garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the slender, upright, two-valved pods with the many tiny, round, brown seeds. The young shoots have a very long record as the fine, fresh greens of the dry lands, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the dry garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, light, free-draining ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The African false wallrocket is a historic subject of the plant science, and the slender pods keep showing up in the work on the dry-land herbs. The way the small, four-petalled, pale yellow flowers form in the open, elongated clusters has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the dry-land herbs, the narrow leaves and the members of the mustard family. The slender pods and the airy habit have also made it a fine study herb, and the African false wallrocket is a regular subject of the work on the slender pods of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The African false wallrocket is a fine, quiet herb of the dry garden and the study collection. The simple, narrow, toothed or lobed, grey-green leaves carry the fine, airy look of the dry garden, one of the fine, quiet sights of the dry garden, drawing the bees, and the young shoots have a very long record as the fine, fresh greens of the dry lands, the tender shoots coming to the fresh plates and the fine, peppery salads of the old kitchens, while the small, four-petalled, pale yellow flowers in the open, elongated clusters open through the warm season, to be followed by the slender, upright, two-valved pods with the many tiny, round, brown seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the dry garden, the wild bed and the study collection, and it has been written up in the culinary and the botanical papers for the fresh shoots and the very long history. It is a fine, quiet herb of the open, sunny, light, free-draining ground.

The false wallrocket seeds grow well in a lean, sandy soil in full sun, watered sparingly. The plants are tough and quick, and they thrive in the light, free-draining ground of the dry garden without much fuss.

To grow the African false wallrocket from seed, sow the tiny, brown seeds evenly a little below the surface of the pot of rich, gritty soil, keep the pot in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the light, free-draining ground, the airy clumps will rise over the warm months.

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