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Hesperantha coccinea

Hesperantha coccinea
Common names: scarlet river lily, crimson flag (Eng.); rooirivierlelie (Afr.); khahlana (Sesotho)
Family: Iridaceae

... normally bright red, there are also pink and white forms. Hesperantha coccinea is a species from the summer rainfall ... (mainly Aeropetes tulbaghia) and long-proboscid flies. Hesperantha This attractive garden subject is a frost-hardy, ... and transplant plants is from January to April. The name Hesperantha means 'evening flower' and the genus comprises 65 ...

01 / 01 / 2001 | Thompson T Mutshinyalo | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Hesperantha pauciflora

Common names: pink evening flower, pink hesperantha (Eng.); pienkaandblom (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... Eugene Marinus Hantam National Botanical Garden April 2011 Hesperantha pauciflora flowers can range from pink to purple ... mm across and unlike the other evening flowers (within the Hesperantha group) they open from midday to late afternoon. ... months plants are dormant. With the first winter rains, Hesperantha pauciflora starts growing and flowers during ...

04 / 04 / 2011 | Eugene Marinus | Hantam NBG
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Hesperantha sufflava

Plant in flower:Image copyright Peter Goldblatt
Common names: evening flower (Eng.); aandblom (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... Project Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden April 2007 Hesperantha sufflava is a deciduous perennial with a ... six weeks later.   © Peter Goldblatt The habitat of Hesperantha sufflava is restricted to granitic gravel slopes ... It occurs in shallow soils on east-facing slopes. As Hesperantha sufflava is an evening flowering species, and as ...

09 / 04 / 2007 | C Cowell | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership
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Hesperantha vaginata

Hesperantha vaginata flowers
Common names: harlequin evening flower (Eng.); harlekynaandblom, perdeblom (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... Colleen Rust Hantam National Botanical Garden October 2011 Hesperantha vaginata is a geophyte, 120-180 mm high. The ... and a small fibre-covered corm with a flattened base. Hesperantha vaginata is found on the Bokkeveld Plateau, up to ... the flowers as mating sites and also feed on the pollen. Hesperantha Sow the seed in rich, well-drained soil in ...

17 / 10 / 2011 | Colleen Rust | Hantam NBG
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