Ruschia Spinosa * Spiny Ruschia * Aizoaceae * Ornamental Purple Flowers * 10 Seeds *

10 TINY SEEDS Ruschia spinosa. It is a spinescent shrub, 350-700 mm high with a rounded habit. Whitish grey internodes turn black with age. Flowers are scented, with striking purple petals, arranged in spiny cymes, a flower cluster in which all floral stems end with a flower and central flowers opening first. It flowers profusely in spring and early summer. Sowing : The small seeds can be sown in pots of fine, well-drained sand, any time during the summer months when temperatures are warm. Cover the seeds with a very fine layer of grit and water from below with a fungicide to prevent damping off. For the first 3-4 days cover the pots with a sheet of glass/clear Perspex to keep the humidity levels high. Remove the glass and replace it with light shade cloth and mist once or twice a day for the next two weeks after which most seeds should have germinated. From then on misting can be reduced to every second and then every third day as the little plants grow.