Silverhill Seeds Catalogue 25 April 2013 (alphabetically)

Maytenus species (Celastraceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
Some species of Maytenus have been re-classified as Gymnosporia, so please look under Gymnosporia as well.
Maytenus undata (Celastraceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
2-10m evergreen shrub/tree, red-brown fruit, lovely red wood, easy to grow. Sow Sp. Zone 8.
Melasphaerula ramosa (Iridaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
35cm, branched inflorescence, many small greenish-cream fl Sp, excellent shade plant for dry areas. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Melianthus comosus (Melianthaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
2m shrub, curious reddish-brown fl Sp, inflated fruits, attractive foliage has strange smell when touched. Sow Au. Zone 7.
Melianthus major (Melianthaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
2m shrub, large grey leaves, fl spikes with maroon bracts Sp, dampish places in dry areas, feature plant. Sow Au. Zone 7.
Melianthus pectinatus (Melianthaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
1.5m shrub, fl bracts red, greenish fl Sp, inflated fruits. Sow Au. Zone 9.
Melica racemosa (Poaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
Perenn tufted grass to 0.5m, lvs flat or rolled, fl Sp-Au, attractive seed heads, on mountain slopes. Sow Au/Sp. Zone 7.
Melinis repens ssp repens (Poaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
Ann/short lived perenn tufted grass, decorative inflorescence fluffy, pink fading to white Su, palatable pioneer. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Melolobium adenodes (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
Perenn to 60cm, 3-foliate lvs, lax raceme of yellow pea fl Sp. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Melolobium candicans (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
"Heuningbossie", thorny shrub to 1m, 3-foliate lvs, pale yellow pea fl, dry areas. Sow Au/Sp. Zone 8.
Melolobium exudans (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
Sticky perenn to 60cm, 3-foliate lvs, lax racemes yellow fl fading to orange Wi - Sp. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Mentha aquatica (Lamiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
"Water mint", to 40cm perenn, small pale to dark mauve fl Au-Wi, wet/water. Sow Au/Sp. Zone 8.
Mentha longifolia (Lamiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
"Wildekruisement", to 15cm shrublet, sessile lvs, white to mauve fl in spiky terminal heads Su-Au, aromatic. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Merremia kentrocaulos (Convolvulaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
Large woody twining/mat-forming perenn, palmate lvs, pale lemon-yellow fl with dark purple centre Su. Sow Sp. Zone 10.
Merwilla natalensis (Hyacinthaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
To 1m, Su-growing, shades of blue fl Sp. Sow Sp. Zone 7. 2 forms available - a tall one of over 1m, and a short one.
Merwilla plumbea (Hyacinthaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
Bulbous geophyte to 40cm, fleshy lvs, purple- blue Lachenalia-like fl Su, beautiful, but difficult in cultivation. Sow Au. Zone 9.
Merxmuellera arundinacea (Poaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
"Elephant grass", to 1m, arching foliage, showy golden plumes of seed heads late Sp, good accent plant. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Merxmuellera macowanii ? (Poaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
Tufted perenn to 1m, panicle of attractive fl & seeds, dried lvs used for basket and hat making. Sow Sp. Zone 8.
Mesembryanthemum barklyi (Mesembryanthemaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
40cm ann/reluctant perenn, large pustulate leaves with red margins. All in all, an odd-looking plant! Sow Au. Zone 9.
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum (Mesembryanthemaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
10cm succ, bi-ann, spreading, dewy with glistening silvery papillae on leaves, yellow-white fl. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Mesembryanthemum excavata (Mesembryanthemaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
Prostrate ann, channelled lvs with enlarged water storage & bladder cells, yellow fl. Sow Au / Sp. Zone 9.
Mesembryanthemum guerichianum (Mesembryanthemaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
20cm spreading perenn, plant glistens with dew drop-like water cells, pale pink/yellow fl Sp. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Metalasia fastigiata (Asteraceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt
To 1m decumbent/erect shrub, white-woolly branches, pale to bright pink fl in clusters Sp. Sow Au. Zone 8.
Metalasia muricata (Asteraceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100
"Blombos", 2m shrub, tufts of short woolly needle-like lvs, many fl heads of white/pink fl Wi, sand. Sow Au. Zone 9.