ShawnSteve said:Hi Stefan. I just bought some Ranunculus 'Aviv', which apparently alluded to where they were imported from; Israel...
But anyway, they had little bags of Pavonia too, which I almost bought also. Maybe when I go next time to Dollar Tree. Yes, they are only one Dollar ($1!) per bag of small root corms. They originate from Mexico & the desert, southwest. But probably hybridized with a variety of species, to get a spectrum of different flower colors. Nicknames include; Peacock, Tiger & Mexican shell flower & maybe a few other odd names, people decided to call it. I just plant them in spring & water sparingly. Then it can be stored dry, considering climate of usually cool dry winters & spring & summer rainfall pattern, of original habitat of the various species.
ShawnSteve said:Stefan, perhaps if you go to Kohres website, you can look up a list of plants, apart from the cactus seed list. Look in the "Sukkulenten" section of the list & then exclude all of those you know, which mainly grow above ground, such as Agave, Aloe, Crassula, Dudleya, Echeveria, Kalanchoe, Sedum, Tillandsia, etc... You get the idea... Then check out some of those that remain. I don't know if you are able to if I am obtain Wellwitschia (sp?) If I am recalling correctly, it grows just two leaves & some use a long pvc pipe for the root, or perhaps Yucca, that flowers similar to Agave.
There is also an edible ( the root portion) plant, that produces a fairly large storage root , grown for food consumption, called "Jicama", which produces a vine. & can be grown from seeds