Hesperantha Cucullata - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Mustard Use it fresh in salads

Use it fresh in salads or on sandwiches

Growing 25cm to 60cm with white to cream flowers

The leaves are rich in essential oils

as they are harvested by hand

Hesperantha Cucullata - Indigenous South African Bulb - 10 Seeds Mustard Use it fresh in saladsHesperantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos, meaning "evening", and anthos, meaning "flower". Sown in autumn, this bulb growing to 25cm, has white flowers with red or brown on the reverse. A night flowering plant, expect flowering in spring. USDA Zone 8 Season to Sow Autumn Photos with credit to the late Rod and Rachel Saunders, eminent experts on South African indigenous