Massonia 2022

[ashley]

This year the first one here was M. pygmaea, in October. 
MM. hirsuta & amoena have been going now for a couple of weeks, while longipes & pustulata are yet to come.

M. hirsuta


M. hirsuta


M. amoena


M. longipes


M. pustulata

[MarcR]

Thank you, Ashley, for introducing me to a really interesting genus.
I intend to add it to my own garden.
Marc

[ashley]

Yes they're nice plants to brighten up an autumn day Marc, and easy to grow from seed.
However I think that most would need a Mediterranean type climate to be happy outdoors.

[MarcR]

Ashley,

We enjoy the Mediterranean warm dry summers and mild wet winters; but our minimum temperatures occasionally get down to about 15 F (-9.4 C).
If that is too cool for them, I have 2 greenhouses.

[ashley]

Then it's well worth trying them outside over winter Marc, perhaps keeping a few under glass as a back-up. 

I try to keep my plants fairly dry if low temperatures are forecast, but they've tolerated a few degrees of frost.  However low temperatures combined with our winter rain might be fatal.

In due course please let us know how you get on.

[ArnoldT]

Massonia bredasdorpensis seedlings