  Grewia flavescens Seed
Common Names: Sandpaper Raisin, Rough-leaved Raisinbush, Square-stemmed Raisin; Skurweblaarrosyntjie 
The light green Grewia flavescens has beautiful, bright yellow and sometimes fragrant flowers. It is a frost-resistant, hardy shrub or small tree that is adaptable to all soils, from clay to sand, and does not require much water. It makes a good screen for your bird garden. Grewia flavescens commonly known as Sandpaper Raisin, Rough-leaved Raisinbush or Square-stemmed Raisin in English and Skurweblaarrosyntjie in Afrikaans is a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, up to 5 m high. Its bark is dark grey-brown. The main stem is 4-angled and deeply grooved. The young branchlets have rough hairs and later become smooth. The leaves are alternate, oblanceolate, obovate or oblong-lanceolate, 40–120 x 20–85 mm, usually ± 70 x 30 mm, with apex pointed or with a drip tip. They are 3-veined from a rounded or lobed base, almost symmetric, light green, roughly hairy, particularly below and the margin is irregularly serrate. The leaf stalk is up to 7 mm, with long hairs. The flowers are bright yellow, borne in axillary clusters of 3s on short stalks and are sometimes fragrant. Their sepals are yellowish green flushed with pink on the outside and yellow inside. The petals are yellow and about half the size of the sepals. The flowers have a central mass of yellow stamens. The fruits are single, shallowly 2-lobed, or occasionally 4-lobed; each lobe is 8–14 mm in diameter and shiny with rough white hairs. The flowering time: December–March. The leaves of this Grewia are browsed by game and livestock. The fruit is edible, tasty and loved by birds. In Kaokoland, in northern Namibia, the berries of Grewia flavescens (omuhe in Herero) are soaked in water for two or three days to make a refreshing drink. This species makes a good screen for the garden being very attractive with its light green leaves and bright yellow flowers. It could form an essential part of bush clumps or a bird garden. You're buying a pack of 10 Seeds We'll supply you with all the germination and care instructions. 
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