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Ledebouria genus

Ledebouria cooperi
Common names: African hyacinth, ledebouria, common squill.
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Sisulu National Botanical Garden July 2011 The genus Ledebouria is a group of bulbous plants with variously ... niches which they occupy. Examples of these include: Ledebouria viscosa which has sticky leaves, causing sand ... excavate and eat the bulbs of several ledebourias. Ledebouria Ledebouria socialis,  which is natural to the ...

11 / 07 / 2011 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria zebrina

Ledebouria zebrina
Common names: giant false scilla; giant African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... markings. Completely unmarked populations are also known. Ledebouria zebrina is a widespread species over the northern ... spot moth ( Diaphone eumela ) as a larval food plant.   Ledebouria This species, along with other  ledebourias , is ... position and once established can be watered sparingly. Ledebouria zebrina  can be used to good effect in a ...

25 / 11 / 2013 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria petiolata

Ledebouria petiolata
Common names: leopard lily, little white soldiers, small snake lily (Eng.), injobo, ucibicibane (isiZulu)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2015 Ledebouria petiolata is a robust bulbous plant that reaches ... spring (September) and throughout summer ( until March). Ledebouria petiolata is widespread in eastern South Africa, ... East Africa, as far as Tanzania. Not much is known about Ledebouria petiolata pollinators, however it is known to be ...

02 / 11 / 2015 | Jermaine Christoffels | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Ledebouria ovatifolia subsp. ovatifolia

Ledebouria ovatifolia, Weza Ngele
Common names: flat-leaved African hyacinth (Eng.); icubudwana (isiZulu); untanganazibomvu (isiXhosa)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... dry papery sheaths so often present in other species of Ledebouria instead the live bulb scales are truncated on the ... flower spikes are produced in spring and summer, like many Ledebouria they do not stand erect, but rather lay out along ... Eastern Cape Provinces, as well as Lesotho and Swaziland. Ledebouria ovatifolia occurs in grassland and savanna, from ...

18 / 04 / 2016 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria lepida

Ledebouria lepida
Common names: Waterberg African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... only from a few locations in the Waterberg Mountain range. Ledebouria lepida occurs in open sandy patches, often ... frequent in many of the areas where the species occurs. Ledebouria Ledebouria lepida is best cultivated in a clean, fine, sharp, ...

09 / 05 / 2016 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria crispa

Ledebouria crispa (John N. Trager, Huntington Botanical Garden)
Common names: Polokwane African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... is small and roundish and it is suggested in one text that Ledebouria seed are dispersed by water wash, which is likely ... which are frequent in the areas where the species occurs. Ledebouria Ledebouria crispa is easily cultivated in an organic, rich ...

06 / 06 / 2016 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria minima

Ledebouria minima
Common names: dwarf African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... S. Venter (1993), suggested that the small, black seeds of Ledebouria minima may be distributed by water wash, which is ... are frequent across the areas where the species occurs. Ledebouria The dwarf African hyacinth is easily cultivated in ... in 1870. It was subsequently transferred to the genus Ledebouria by S. Venter in 2008, in his taxonomic synopsis on ...

28 / 11 / 2016 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria marginata

Ledebouria marginata. Verloren Valei.
Common names: tough-leaved African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... species is not easily confused with any other species of Ledebouria in the region, due to the erect and highly fibrous ... and roundish. S. Venter (1993) suggested that seeds of Ledebouria may be distributed by waterwash, which is likely ... are frequent across the areas where the species occurs. Ledebouria Ledebouria marginata has many regional forms. ...

23 / 01 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria luteola

Ledebouria luteola
Common names: highveld African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... types, which experience burning on a regular basis. Ledebouria luteola is able to survive the fire by going ... before the onset of the following dry winter season. Ledebouria Ledebouria luteola can be easily cultivated in pots or in the ...

20 / 02 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria asperifolia

Ledebouria asperifolia, Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga.
Common names: rough-leaved African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... split open to reveal the shiny, black and wrinkled, seeds. Ledebouria asperifolia is widespread across the eastern parts ... is small, black and roundish. Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash, which is ... are frequent across the areas where the species occurs. Ledebouria Ledebouria asperifolia has many regional forms. ...

06 / 03 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria concolor

Ledebouria concolor
Common names: Karoo African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... recorded from the Transkei region in the same province. Ledebouria concolor is a component of semi-arid vegetation ... probably pollinated by many different visiting insects. Ledebouria Ledebouria concolor is easy to maintain in cultivation. It ...

06 / 03 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria parvifolia

Ledebouria parvifolia
Common names: elusive African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... longitudinal rows of minute glassy hairs, which makes this Ledebouria quite unique. The leaves are mostly mid- to ... on hill slopes. Very little is known about the ecology of Ledebouria parvifolia , since it has not been extensively ... The seed is very small, Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash. Ledebouria ...

31 / 03 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria remifolia

Ledebouria remifolia
Common names: butterspoon African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... the frequent mist which bathe the mountain crests. This ledebouria is a component of sparsely wooded grassland on ... visiting insects. The seed is very small compared to other Ledebouria species. Venter (1993) suggests that ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash. Ledebouria ...

31 / 03 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria mokobulanensis

Ledebouria mokobulanensis
Common names: Mokobulan African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... the genus and are only recorded from one other species of Ledebouria viz. L. galpinii. A single, erect inflorescence ... is very small and roundish. Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seeds are distributed by water wash. This species ... may likely serve to camouflage plants from predators. Ledebouria Ledebouria mokobulanensis is easy to maintain in ...

31 / 03 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria coriacea

Ledebouria coriacea, each plant produces several long inflorescences.
Common names: leather-leaved African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... the flowers in cultivation, most notably honey bees. Ledebouria Ledebouria coriacea is an easy species to maintain in ... and there is very little written about it. The genus Ledebouria is named in honour of the German-Estonian botanist ...

10 / 07 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria papillata

Ledebouria papillata
Common names: Limpopo African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... small, wrinkled and rounded, shiny, blackish seeds. Ledebouria papillata is usually found in warm, moist to dry ... and solitary bees have been observed visiting the flowers. Ledebouria Ledebouria papillata is not a difficult species to cultivate, ...

08 / 08 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria glauca

Ledebouria glauca
Common names: blue African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... is very little documented information about the ecology of Ledebouria glauca . The structure of the flowers suggests ... the flowers in cultivation. Venter (1993) suggests that Ledebouria seed are distributed by water wash. Ledebouria Ledebouria glauca is not easily maintained in ...

23 / 08 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria confusa

Ledebouria confusa, a handsome and attractive plant for full sun.
Common names: grey-leaved African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... further assist in reducing water loss through the leaves. Ledebouria Ledebouria confusa is a relatively easy subject for ... to four years under cultivation. The earliest record of Ledebouria confusa was collected by Dr A.O.D. Mogg (1886- ...

30 / 10 / 2017 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria sandersonii

Ledebouria sandersonii
Common names: fairy African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... to reveal the shiny brownish black and wrinkled seeds. Ledebouria sandersonii is widespread across the eastern parts ... occurs mostly in moist grassland and savanna. Flowers of Ledebouria sandersonii are open, cup-shaped and unscented, ... black and roundish. Venter (1993) suggests that seeds of Ledebouria are distributed by water wash, which is likely ...

12 / 02 / 2018 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria cremnophila

Ledebouria cremnophila growing in habitat. (Mervyn Lӧtter)
Common names: krantz African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... the dark brown to blackish glossy and wrinkled seeds. Ledebouria cremnophila occurs in mixed broadleaf woodland ... in cultivation. Venter (1993) suggests that seeds of Ledebouria are distributed by water wash. Ledebouria Ledebouria cremnophila is easily maintained in ...

02 / 04 / 2018 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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