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Aloe khamiesensis

Plant
Common names: Khamiesberg aloe (Eng.); Kamiesberg-aalwyn, tweederly (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... khamiesensis flowers from June to August. As with other aloes, the seeds are typically winged, 8 mm x 4 mm, and are ...

27/09/2010 | | Harold Porter NBG

Agathosma capensis

Plant
Common names: spicy buchu (Eng.); anysboegoe, steenbokboegoe (Afr.)
Family: Rutaceae

... and spring with a combination of pelargoniums, proteas, aloes, restios, watsonias, Leucadendron and other interesting ...

04/08/2008 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloidendron dichotomum

Plant
Common names: quiver tree (Eng.); kokerboom (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... clear and copious sap from which excellent gumma aloes could probably be made in large quantities. Its bark is ...

12/08/2002 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Aloidendron ramosissimum

Plant
Common names: maiden's quiver tree (Eng.); nooienskokerboom (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... allal , meaning bitter. The latter is more acceptable as aloes produce a very bitter sap. The species name  ...

19/04/2004 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Aloe cooperi

Plant
Common names: Cooper's Aloe (Eng.); isiPutumane, isiPhukutwane (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... prevent damping-off which is a common problem when growing aloes from seed. Seedlings should be planted in small pots ...

26/03/2001 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Ledebouria ovatifolia subsp. ovatifolia

Plant
Common names: flat-leaved African hyacinth (Eng.); icubudwana (isiZulu); untanganazibomvu (isiXhosa)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... (meadow) gardens or in succulent rockeries at the base of aloes or other succulent plants. They are also very well ...

18/04/2016 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Aloe africana

Plant
Common names: Uitenhage Aloe, African Aloe (Eng.), Uitenhaagsaalwyn (Afr.), Ikhala (Xhosa)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... in South Africa). Aloe africana , like most other aloes has tubular flowers rich in nectar and pollinated by ...

20/09/2004 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dierama reynoldsii

Plant
Common names: This species does not appear to have a common name of its own, but the genus Dierama is known as hairbells, fairybells, wandflowers; grasklokkies (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... was an optician, and studied and cultivated plants, mostly aloes, in his spare time. In the course of gathering material ...

27/06/2005 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Kniphofia species

Plant
Common names: red-hot poker or torch lily (English), vuurpyl (Afrikaans)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... The leaves are non-succulent, unlike the leaves of aloes. This distinguishes them from a plant such as Aloe ...

05/08/2002 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Kniphofia linearifolia

Plant
Common names: common marsh poker (Eng.); vuurpyl (Afr.); Icacane, Umathunga (Zulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... of mostly herbs, with some woody plants, such as the tree aloes. The family is characterized by bearing capsules. There ...

09/12/2002 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

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