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Erica leucotrachela

Common names: white-tip heath

Family: Ericaceae

... of the corolla suggest that it is pollinated by birds. Erica This erica grows best in moist, cool conditions. Plant amongst ... which will strengthen the root system. The genus name Erica comes from the Greek word ereike meaning to break, in ...

12 / 09 / 2005 | Berenice Carolus | Harold Porter NBG

Muraltia scoparia

Common names: tortoise berry, dune berry (Eng.); skilpadbessie, duinebessie (Afr.)

Family: Polygalaceae

... myrtifolia , Felicia filifolia and various Protea and Erica species. The plants are propagated by seeds in sandy ...

07 / 11 / 2005 | Christien Bredenkamp | Pretoria NBG

Diosma hirsuta 'Blue Downs'

Common names: wild buchu (Eng.); rooiboegoe, wildeboegoe, Hottentotsboegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

... or in a mixed fynbos bed with companion plants such as Erica, Restio, Phylica species, Pelargonium betulinum , ...

21 / 11 / 2005 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Erica fastigiata

Common names: four-sisters heath

Family: Ericaceae

... Carolus Harold Porter Botanical Garden December 2005 Erica fastigiata is an erect shrub, and can grow to a height ... and flies with a long proboscis. Seed is wind dispersed. Erica This plant is best grown by seed. To achieve optimum ... fertilizer, which will strengthen the root system. Erica fastigiata grows best in wet seepage areas. Plant among ...

05 / 12 / 2005 | Berenice Carolus | Harold Porter NBG

Mimetes hirtus

Common names: marsh pagoda, red and yellow bottlebrush, tall pagoda, hairy mimetes, pineapple bush ( Eng. ); kreupelboom, vleistompie, rooistompie, pynappelstompie

Family: Proteaceae

... groundwater inflow from surrounding slopes, also known as Erica-Osmitopsis Seepage Fynbos (Boucher 1978). It is thus ... instance Chondropetalum tectorum , Elegia capensis , Erica perspicua , Osmitopsis asteriscoides and Psoralea ...

13 / 03 / 2006 | Von Witt C | CREW

Empleurum unicapsulare

Common names: false buchu, river buchu (Eng.); bergboegoe, wildeboegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

... plants such as restios, pelargoniums, Helichrysum, Erica, Protea and other buchu species such as Acmadenia ...

19 / 06 / 2006 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucadendron tinctum

Common names: spicy conebush ( Eng. ); toffie-appel (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... with other fynbos species such as Restio, Buchu and Erica, it makes a lovely display. It can be used in rockeries ...

17 / 07 / 2006 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agathosma glabrata

Common names: sand buchu, lemon-scented buchu (Eng.); sandboegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

... or in a mixed fynbos bed with companion plants such as Erica versicolor , Protea repens (sugarbush) , Leucospermum ...

24 / 07 / 2006 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adenandra gummifera

Common names: Potberg china flower, gummy china flower (Eng.); Potberg-porseleinblom (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

... cucullatus (rooistompie), Protea repens (sugarbush), Erica sessiliflora (green heath , Pelargonium cordifolium ...

07 / 08 / 2006 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Erica lowryensis

Common names: Sir Lowry's Pass heath

Family: Ericaceae

... Harold Porter National Botanical Garden August 2006 Erica lowryensis is a bushy shrub, which, when mature, can ... range, the mountains above Betty's Bay and the Kogelberg. Erica This plant can be grown from seed or by cuttings. To ... plant in a well-drained soil mix for fynbos plants. Erica lowryensis is part of section Melastemon . Melas is the ...

07 / 08 / 2006 | Berenice Carolus | Harold Porter NBG

Agathosma gonaquensis

Common names: Gonaqua buchu (Eng.), Hottentotsboegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

... (pincushion), Protea neriifolia (oleander leaf protea), Erica patersonii (mielie heath), Elegia tectorum (Cape ...

11 / 09 / 2006 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucospermum muirii

Common names: Albertinia pincushion ( Eng. ); bloukoolhout (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... with other fynbos species such as Restio, Buchu and Erica, it makes a lovely display. It can be used in rockeries ...

06 / 11 / 2006 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG

Phylica ericoides

Common names: heath phylica, ericoid phylica ( Eng. ); hardebos (Afr.)

Family: Rhamnaceae

... The species name ericoides means resembling the genus Erica, commonly known as heaths or heathers. Like many fynbos ...

16 / 04 / 2007 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Erica bakeri

Common names: Wemmershoek marsh heath

Family: Ericaceae

CREW Ismail Ebrahim CREW May 2007 Erica bakeri is a marsh shrublet up to 600 mm high. Branches ... and rose pink. Flowering time is August to November. Erica bakeri is restricted to one wetland/marsh area near ... association with two other critically endangered species. Erica bakeri is one of the most cryptic of the ericas and ...

14 / 05 / 2007 | Ismail Ebrahim | CREW

Protea nitida

Common names: wagon tree ( English); waboom, blousuikerbos, bobbejaansuikerbos, brandhout. (Afrikaans)

Family: Proteaceae

... fynbos species, such as Restio, Agathosma (buchu) and Erica, it makes a lovely display. It can be used in very ...

18 / 06 / 2007 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucadendron xanthoconus

Common names: sickle-leaf conebush ( Eng. ); blinkblaartolbos (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... with other fynbos species such as Restio, buchu and Erica, it makes a lovely display. It can be used in rockeries ...

16 / 07 / 2007 | Monique Twine | Kirstenbosch NBG

Protea compacta

Common names: Bot River protea, Bot River sugarbush, Compacta ( Eng. ); duinesuikerbos, suikerkan, Botrivier-protea (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... are Protea repens , P. lepidocarpodendron , P. coronata, Erica ericoides, E. viscaria subsp. longifolia, E. pinea, ...

10 / 09 / 2007 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Serruria florida

Common names: blushing bride, pride of Franschhoek (Eng.); skaamblom, trots van Franschhoek (Afr.)

Family: Proteaceae

... fynbos garden and is well complemented with Restio, buchu, Erica and Protea species. It makes an exquisite mid- to ...

12 / 11 / 2007 | Trevor Adams | Kirstenbosch NBG

Elegia stipularis

Common names: cushion restio

Family: Restionaceae

... accent or filler plant. Suggested companion plants include Erica, Geranium, Phylica ericoides, Freylinia and Proteaceae ... between upright growing shrubs, such as Freylinia or Erica, it makes a wonderful display. It has attractive ...

10 / 12 / 2007 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucospermum glabrum

Common names: Outeniqua pincushion

Family: Proteaceae

... with other fynbos species such as Restio, buchu and Erica, it makes a lovely display. It can be used in rockeries ...

14 / 04 / 2008 | Monique Mcquillan | Kirstenbosch NBG

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