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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Lepidium naufragorum
Height: 0.3m;  Spread: 0.3m
Scurvy Grass (Herb)
An endangered species of Cook's Scurvy Grass from the South Island. Needs rich soil preferably with guano or fertiliser.
» Click here for our Lepidium article published in The Fringe, August 2013 ...
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