Australian Succulents
Attila Kapitany
Seeds, Sale and Care
For many species of plants, seeds are the most practical and most often used method of multiplication, and also a lot of fun.
We offer seeds for sale, and a wealth of information on seed care.
To find out more, click the left-hand menu, or more conveniently, the box of your choice below:
Seed Kits for Purchase
This selection of ten (generally easy to grow) plant species is a representation of a broad range of succulent plants incorporating annuals and perennials.General Seeds List for Purchase
Each of the seeds listed are usually sold in packets of 20 -50 seeds. Largest seeds - 20 seeds per packet. Small seeds - usually 20-50 seeds per packet. Extremely small seed 50-200 seeds per packet.Seed Raising
Invaluable tips on seed raising, covering topics:- Record Keeping
- Seed Storing
- The Basics
- Sowing Large Seed
- Sowing Small Seed
The following seeds are primarily collected and made available for trials and research into their cultivation. Also to provide easy access to a sampling of Australian succulent plants that otherwise may be very difficult to obtain in any similar form. Whereas some of these seeds may be available individually from various seed suppliers around the world, many are exclusively offered here for the first time.
In the early planning to write the books Australian Succulent Plants and Edible Australian Succulents the horticultural industry was consulted and we were cautioned that it may be critical to promote plants that were also readily available. As many nurseries may be slow or even reticent to stock new and unproven plant lines, part of the plan, there after in regard to this point was to:
- Firstly see if plants or seed could easily be collected, stored and grown by us successfully in our own trials for many years.
- Secondly, to then present a selection available to as wide an audience as possible.
- Thirdly to have a major impact on distributing Australian plant material Australia wide.
- Next to help facilitate cultivation trials by as wide a range of interested people as possible.
- Finally to encourage a greater appreciation and understanding and use of Australian plants.
A special seed kit was devised which has a restriction of one kit per book purchased (and can only be purchased with the book). The number of seed kits available was relatively limited to approximately 100 kits but we still have seeds available in the general seed list. The purpose of this kit and accompanying seed list was strictly to facilitate the points above and was in no way designed primarily as a money making exercise. Collecting seeds or raising our own plants for seed collecting has enjoyable aspects but nonetheless was a major and very costly exercise over the years.
Seed ordering - see subheading 'GENERAL SEED' list, under 'SEEDS' on left menu.
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