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Re: Montinia caryophyllacea (HELP!)

Philip Stevens wrote:

>A while back I wrote to the list asking for any information anyone might be
>able to supply about Montinia caryophyllacea, for which I had been given
>seeds.  I sowed 12 of them in a 3" pot of commercial seed compost with a
>light covering of vermiculite, put them under fluorescent lights at 70F,
>and two of them have come up.  So now I have seedlings, but of what?  I
>know nothing at all about this plant.  I'm told it might be from southern
>Africa.  A check of the Kew website tells me that it's in the Montiniaceae
>family -- as if that's much help, never heard of any of the three or four
>genera in the family. It's not in the new RHS Dictionary. Would someone out
>there who has a copy of Hortus Third mind taking a look to see if it's
>listed? I'd just like to know what I'm getting in to here.

Montinia caryophyllaceae is from RSA, where it is known locally as
'Bergklapperbos'.  It is a shrub to 1.5m, blue-green leaves, white flowers
Aug-Sep, distinctive split seed capsules.  Good cut flower.

With special thanks to the Silverhill Seed catalogue, who list it (between
Monopsis unidentata and Myrsine africana whatever they may be!).
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