Crotalaria Damarensis - Indigenous South African Annual - 10 Seeds Spinach

Crotalaria Damarensis - Indigenous South African Annual - 10 Seeds SpinachCrotalaria is a genus of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs in the Family Fabaceae (Subfamily Faboideae) commonly known as rattlepods. Some 600 or more species of Crotalaria are described worldwide, mostly from the tropics; at least 500 species are known from Africa. Some species of Crotalaria are grown as ornamentals. The common name rattlepod or rattlebox is derived from the fact that the seeds become loose in the pod as they mature, and rattle when

renosterveld

Very easy to grow they like the full sun and are best planted in autumn

often with milky non-toxic sap

Growing to 1 metre

In some settings

even to oceanic islands

Similar to the eastern redbud

The Caryophyllaceae

though they do soften and become less astringent after frost (when they are said to be "belted")

The tree is native to Africa

and alludes to the shape of the flower

herbaceous and rhizomatous species of flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae)