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Leucadendron xanthoconus

Cones
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
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Protea nitida

Protea nitida in cultivation
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
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Erica bakeri

Erica bakeri. Photo: Chris Burger
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
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Phylica ericoides

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
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Leucospermum muirii

Flowers heads change colour
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
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Agathosma gonaquensis

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
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Erica lowryensis

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
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Adenandra gummifera

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
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Agathosma glabrata

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
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Leucadendron tinctum

Leucadendron tinctum display
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
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Empleurum unicapsulare

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
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Mimetes hirtus

Inflorescence - 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
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Erica fastigiata

Flowers
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
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Diosma hirsuta 'Blue Downs'

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
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Muraltia scoparia

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
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Erica leucotrachela

Flowers
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
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Acmadenia obtusata

Flowering branch
Common names: dune porcelain flower ( Eng. ); duineboegoe, steekboegoe (Afr.)
Family: Rutaceae

... This buchu is best displayed with companion plants such as Erica, Restio, Phylica species, Pelargonium betulinum , ...

06 / 06 / 2005 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Gasteria acinacifolia

Flowers
Common names: coast ox-tongue (Eng.); kus-beestong (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... , Eriocephalus africanus , Pelargonium zonale , Erica speciosa , Cotyledon orbiculata and Crassula ...

30 / 05 / 2005 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Erica denticulata

Erica denticulata
Common names: scented heath (Eng.); lekkerruikheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden February 2005 Erica denticulata is an evergreen shrublet, which grows up to ... to mid-summer (August to January). Seventy-six species of Erica occur in Europe. The greatest concentration of ericas ... (specialized, elongated, sucking mouthparts) pollinate Erica denticulata. Its characteristic fine leaves are covered ...

14 / 02 / 2005 | Roger Tuckeldoe | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Thamnochortus cinereus

Female plant in flower
Common names: silver restio (Eng.); silwerriet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... in a fynbos garden, in between members of the Protea or Erica families or in large landscaped areas around an office ...

31 / 05 / 2004 | Hanneke Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG
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