... to the weathered sandstone or sandy soils of the Cape Sand Fynbos on the Table Mountain formations, growing occasionally ... and Leucadendron , and other typical low-growing fynbos species. It is also found on marine sand near ... main stem. Penaeaceae Penaea mucronata is grown for the fynbos garden beds at Kirstenbosch. Although it is not used ...

... female plants, where pollination takes place. Unlike other fynbos plants, like ericas and proteas, insects (pollinators) ... disturb the roots too much. Restio roots, like any other fynbos plant, are very sensitive. You need to be careful that ... prior to sowing. Use a mixture of milled bark and sand (fynbos mixture). Sow seeds in trays with the fynbos mixture ...

... weather patterns of the Western Cape and is found only in fynbos. The fynbos is a fire-prone vegetation type. Rafnias survive fires ... at Kirstenbosch as yet, but we would treat it like other fynbos legumes such as Aspalathus , Liparia and Cyclopia. ...

... new coppice growth after fires, which occur regularly in fynbos areas. Restionaceae To grow any restios successfully, ... that are adapted to a long dry season. Like most other fynbos plants, restios will benefit from a mulch of ... germination of weeds.  Restios, in common with most other fynbos species, do not like to have their roots disturbed. ...