Thunbergia Natalensis - Dwarf Thunbergia - Indigenous South African Shrub - 10 Seeds St Johns Wort A dome shaped compact plant

A dome shaped compact plant with semi-globose grey leaves and magenta flowers

Native to damp sandy areas

bush produces abundant brilliant-gold

harvesting begins

The plants are self-fertile and produce seeds in a cup of upright filaments

Thunbergia Natalensis - Dwarf Thunbergia - Indigenous South African Shrub - 10 Seeds St Johns Wort A dome shaped compact plantThe genus is named in honour of Swedish Botanist Carl Thunberg who travelled as a doctor with the Dutch East India Company ships and did extensive botanical exploration in southern Africa. The specific name is derived from the province of Natal (now Kwazulu Natal) where the plant occurs naturally. The dwarf thunbergia is a shrub up to 1 metre in height. The slender stems arise from a woody base and are mostly unbranched. The leaves are dark green,