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Geissorhiza aspera

Geissorhiza aspera
Common names: blue satin flower (Eng.), blousysie, syblom (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... Cowell Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2006 Geissorhiza aspera is a cormous geophyte with sword-shaped ... sandy soils and usually flowers after good winter rains. Geissorhiza aspera requires a dry summer period and would ... air and their back legs covered in yellow pollen grains. Geissorhiza This bulb is best suited to a pot display or in ...

23 / 10 / 2006 | C Cowell | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Geissorhiza eurystigma

Flowers
Common names: wine cups (Engl.); kelkie wyn (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... the apex. They often becomes reddish on the upper margin. Geissorhiza eurystigma is endemic to the Cape Floral Region ... by monkey beetles from the Scarabaeidae: Hopliini . Geissorhiza Geissorhiza is best planted in dense stands on raised beds or ...

03 / 11 / 2014 | Brittany Arendse | CREW
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Geissorhiza purpureolutea

Geissorhiza purpureolutea
Common names: satin flower, wine-cup
Family: Iridaceae

... dark center. Flowering time: mid-August to mid-September. Geissorhiza is a large genus of medium to small corm-bearing ... region of South Africa. Distinguishing characteristics Geissorhiza purpurolutea is closely allied to the Geissorhiza imbricata complex from which it can usually be ...

27 / 06 / 2011 | Vathiswa Zikishe | CREW
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Geissorhiza radians

Geissorhiza radians plants
Common names: winecups, satin flower
Family: Iridaceae

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden October 2008   Geissorhiza radians is one of the most beautiful and well ... year from seed and can form vast expanses in wet areas. Geissorhiza radians is found in seasonally marshy areas north ... after during the spring months by flower enthusiasts. Geissorhiza radians has a fairly limited distribution with ...

27 / 10 / 2008 | Gary Shanks | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Geissorhiza splendidissima

Common names: blue pride of Nieuwoudtville (Eng.); blou trots van Nieuwoudtville (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... National Botanical Garden August 2009 The lovely deciduous Geissorhiza splendidissima is a geophyte (a perennial plant ... Flowering is normally from late August to September. Geissorhiza splendidisima is endemic to the Nieuwoudtville ... of insects are responsible for the pollination of the Geissorhiza species. Several species are pollinated by bees. ...

17 / 08 / 2009 | Colleen Rust | Hantam NBG
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Geissorhiza tulbaghensis

Geissorhiza tulbaghensis
Common names: Tulbagh satin flower (Eng.); sysie (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... for the amazing pictures that illustrate this article. Geissorhiza tulbaghensis is a corm-bearing geophyte. This ... are all on one side of the flower and arch downwards. Geissorhiza tulbaghensis occurs in the Western Cape, in the ... fynbos and renosterveld. The cup-shaped flowers of Geissorhiza tulbaghensis are pollinated by a variety of ...

06 / 01 / 2020 | Ricardo Riddles | Karoo Desert NBG
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