Horwoodia dicksoniae Seeds | Khozama Plant
LATIN NAME: Horwoodia dicksoniae
COMMON NAME: Khozama
Plant Profile
Horwoodia dicksoniae, better known as Khozama, is a perennial in the cabbage family. Khozama is white cross of desert, and small, four-petalled flowers open in loose clusters above grey-green leaves. Plant is a fine, rare presence of dry collection and gravel bed. It is a plant of open, sunny, sharp-draining ground. Taken as a whole, it is a plant that repays a little attention many times over.
Science & Biotechnology
As part of the cabbage family, Horwoodia dicksoniae contributes to research on plant classification and adaptation, while nurseries and gardeners continue to trial it for cultivation. Interest from collectors and breeders has never lapsed, and good seed continues to circulate.
Uses & Benefits
Khozama works well in borders, containers and dedicated beds. Khozama is a fine, rare plant of dry collection and gravel bed. It has been written up in botanical and horticultural papers for white crosses and rare, dry ways, and it is a fine, rare plant of open, sunny, sharp-draining garden. Water very little once plants are settled, for khozama likes dry ground of the desert. Establishment is uncomplicated, and afterwards ordinary care suffices.
Beyond its looks, it serves the wider garden: the flowers feed bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects, and stems cut for the vase bring the season indoors.
Growing from Seed
Sow fresh seed of Khozama under ordinary good conditions. Fill a pot with a light seed compost, sow evenly on the surface, cover thinly and stand it somewhere warm, bright and evenly moist. Prick the seedlings out once they are large enough to handle, grow them on in bright light, and plant out when conditions allow.
Our Take
Khozama repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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