Silverhill Seeds Catalogue 13 March 2013 (by category)

"Horseradish tree", to 8m tree, dark green leaves, cream fragrant fl in panicles, winged black oily seeds used for perfumery, roots edible, bark yields a
useful gum. From India but naturalised in S.A. Sow Sp. Zone 10.
Moringa ovalifolia (Moringaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 8.00 per 100
"Sprokiesboom", to 7m, strange squat swollen stem, caudiciform, attractive white fl Su, edible. Sow Sp. Zone 10.
Mundulea sericea (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
3m shrub/tree, corky bark, silky hairs on branches & lvs, beautiful mauve pea-like fl Su, golden pod, attractive. Sow Sp. Zone 8. 2 forms available:
green leaved Mpumalanga form & grey leaved form.
Mystroxylon aethiopicum ssp aethiopicum (Celastraceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
"Kooboo berry", shrub/medium tree to 10m, variable lvs dark green above & paler below, small yellowish-green scented fl in clusters Su, beautiful red
to purple fleshy edible fruits, med. Sow Sp. Zone 9.
Nebelia paleacea (Bruniaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 5.00 per Gram
40-80cm much-branched shrub, large cream fl heads Sp-Su, adaptable, cut fl potential. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Newtonia hildebrandtii (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
To 25m tree, dark grey flaky bark, creamy-white spikes of fl in large heads Sp-Su, long slender pods. Sow Sp. Zone 10.
Noltea africana (Rhamnaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
'Soap dogwood', to 4m shrub/tree, simple glossy lvs, tiny white fl Sp, 3-lobed spherical seed capsule, lvs & twigs used for soap for laundry! Sow Au/Sp.
Zone 9.
Nuxia congesta (Loganiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 5.00 per 100
2-20m evergr shrub/tree, dark bark, showy cream fl in dense heads Wi-Sp, drought resist, pot. Sow Sp. Zone 8.
Nuxia floribunda (Loganiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 5.00 per 100
3-10m evergr tree, creamy-white fragrant mass of fl Au-Sp, plenty of water. Sow Sp. Zone 9.
Nylandtia scoparia (Polygalaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
1m shrub, leafless at flowering, many small pea-like pink fl with fringed crest Sp, red edible berries. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Nylandtia spinosa (Polygalaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
"Skilpadbessie", 1m shrub, spine-tipped branches, pink to purple fl Au-Sp, red edible berries, sandy areas, extremely showy. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Nymania capensis (Meliaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
4m shrub, attractive pink to red fl Wi onwards, beautiful inflated papery red fruit Su, very drought resist. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Oldenburgia grandis (Asteraceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
"Mountain hunch back", to 5m bushy shrub/tree, dark thick corky bark, large stiff leathery leaves, individual purple thistle-like fl in large flat heads,
fruit small brown nutlet. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Olea europaea ssp africana (Oleaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
7m tree, narrow greyish leaves, green-white scented fl Su, small fruits much beloved by birds, drought tolerant, med. Sow Sp. Zone 8.
Olea exasperata (Oleaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
"Coast olive", 1-7m shrub/rounded tree, greyish-brown bark, narrow leathery leaves, small white fl in heads, yellowish-purple fruit, coastal. Sow Au.
Zone 10.
Oncoba spinosa (Flacourtiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
"Snuff-box tree", 3-5m shrub/small tree, spiny, dark green shiny leaves, showy scented white fl with golden stamens Sp, reddish-brown fruit, med.
Sow Sp. Zone 10.
Ormocarpum kirkii (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
"Small caterpillar pod", to 7m shrub/tree, dark brown scaly bark, small leaflets, large pink pea-shaped fl flushed deep mauve in centre Sp-Su. Sow Sp.
Zone 9.
Ormocarpum trichocarpum (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
"Caterpillar pod", 3m shrub/tree, blackish-brown bark, compound leaves, mauve-pink pea fl Sp-Su, pod with stiff gold hairs. Sow Sp. Zone 10.
Osteospermum polygaloides (Asteraceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
Leafy shrub to 2m, leathery lvs, many yellow daisy fl Sp-Su. Sow Au / Sp. Zone 8.
Osyris compressa (Santalaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
3-5m evergr parasitic shrub/tree, blue-green leaves, red & black edible fruits, attract birds, coastal. Thought to be parasitic on Rhus roots. Sow Au.