... season, allowing the soil to dry between watering. Keep completely dry in summer once the bulbs have gone dormant.   Name Gethyllis linearis              ...

... ailments, fever and disease of stock. Tswana and Sotho use decoctions of the bulb to treat hangovers. Bulbs are used in decoctions which are administered as enemas. These are used to treat lower backache, ...

A large genus found in many parts of the world, a good number of which are endemic to South Africa. Bulbs range in size with some species growing really large, producing huge showy flowers. A fantastic ...

Also known as Tumbleweeds or Candelabra flowers, Brunsvigias are one of the most spectacular of all South African bulbs.  They have striking pink flowers on long pedicels, and the leaves are large ...

Deciduous succulent climbers that are widely used in traditional medicine, but all parts of the plant are poisonous and shouldn’t be ingested. Popular among collectors for their large, fleshy exposed bulbs, ...

We operate mainly by mail order and can therefore deliver our bulbs to most places in the world. Our catalogue and price list changes regularly, so please email us requesting our latest price list stating ...

... Our focus is on indigenous bulbs of the Eastern Cape region, but we also grow a number of winter rainfall species from the Western Cape. The Shire eco-lodge, whose chalets rest 2 steps from the forest ...

... - that his real passion in bulbs was discovered. The first bulbs he grew from seed were Nerine, Haemanthus and Scadoxus. These were all very successful, and so the collecting began. Every year increasing ...

Shire Bulbs, Rob Scott, Miscellanous info ...