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7 Grams Silene Capensis Xhosa Wildharvested (South Africa)
€ 4.55
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Description
Silene undulata( Xhosa :
iindlela zimhlophe
— “white ways/paths”, also known as
Silene capensis
, and African dream root) is a plant native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa .
In cultivation,
S. undulata
is an easily grown, but moisture hungry herb. It is tolerant of extreme heat, >40 °C (104 °F), and moderate cold, −5 °C (23 °F). A moisture retentive seedbed is essential. The fragrant flowers open at night and close in the day. It is a biennial to short lived perennial and the root can be harvested after the second year.