Strigosella africana Seeds | African False Wallrocket
LATIN NAME: Strigosella africana
COMMON NAME: African False Wallrocket
Plant Profile
African False Wallrocket (Strigosella africana) is an annual in the mustard family. The African false wallrocket opens small, four-petalled, pale yellow flowers in open clusters, slender pods with tiny seeds, and the whole plant stands in the fine, airy clumps of the dry garden. It is a plant of open, sunny, light, free-draining ground. Each of these traits is modest on its own; together they make a garden-worthy plant.
Science & Biotechnology
Seed science, comparative botany and horticultural selection all touch on Strigosella africana, a representative of the mustard family with clear practical value. In the laboratory and trial ground alike, it serves as workable material for propagation research and line selection.
Uses & Benefits
African False Wallrocket brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. The African false wallrocket is a fine, quiet herb of dry garden and study collection. It is a fine, quiet herb of open, sunny, light, free-draining ground. False wallrocket seeds grow well in a lean, sandy soil in full sun, watered sparingly. Mature plants need little attention in a well-chosen position.
Like the best garden herbs, it rewards growers twice: once in the garden with scent and pollinators, and again in the home as a traditional household herb.
Growing from Seed
African False Wallrocket grows readily from seed. Use a fine, free-draining seed compost, scatter the seed evenly, cover it lightly and hold it just moist in good light. Transplant the sturdiest seedlings to their permanent spots and let them develop without disturbance.
Our Take
African False Wallrocket is the kind of plant that rewards a permanent spot. Even moisture while the seed is chitting is the main thing; afterwards it largely looks after itself.
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