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Ledebouria apertiflora

Ledebouria apertiflora
Common names: desert African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... enabling it to survive the harsh desert-like conditions. Ledebouria Ledebouria apertiflora is not difficult to maintain in ... Scilla until 1970, when J.P. Jessop moved it to the genus Ledebouria , re-instating the original name L. apertiflora. ...

22 / 10 / 2018 | 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 atrobrunnea

Ledebouria atrobrunnea
Common names: dark brown African hyacinth (Eng.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... brown seeds. This species is most easily confused with Ledebouria leptophylla from which it differs by the erect, ... known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ... being deciduous and the bulbs being protected underground. Ledebouria atrobrunnea possesses typical Ledebouria- type ...

21 / 12 / 2020 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria atropurpurea

Ledebouria atropurpurea
Common names: purple African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... dead bulb scales around the bulb as is common in section Ledebouria . Leaves 1 or 2 per bulb, produced in early ... quickly after the flowers, black, glossy and drop-shaped. Ledebouria atropurpurea occurs in Mpumalanga and northern ... two sections of the genus (section Resnova and section Ledebouria ), this species produces a spicy hyacinth-like ...

28 / 11 / 2022 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria burkei subsp. burkei

Ledebouria burkei subsp. burkei
Common names: brown African hyacinth (Eng.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... confused with other members of the section Drimiopsis . Ledebouria burkei is characterized by the broad, oval leaves ... is no documented information on the specific ecology of Ledebouria burkei . Porcupines are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria including L. burkei and large ungulates have been ...

22 / 02 / 2021 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria burkei subsp. stolonissima

Ledebouria burkei subsp. stolonissima
Common names: Lebowa African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... and Bill Hancock and Martin Heigan for the images. Ledebouria burkei subsp. stolonissima is a dwarf, densely ... covering the bulb) which is commonly seen in the section Ledebouria , instead the bulbs are naked with truncated bulb ... soon wither to reveal the shiny wrinkled dark brown seeds. Ledebouria burkei subsp. stolonissima occurs in Ohrigstad ...

15 / 04 / 2024 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria caesiomontana

Ledebouria caesiomontana
Common names: Blouberg African hyacinth
Family: Asphodelaceae

... Ryan van Huyssteen is acknowledged for the image of Ledebouria caesiomontana growing in the Soutpansberg, all ... seeds are tiny, wrinkled and dark brown to almost black. Ledebouria caesiomontana occurs in moist forest and forest ... spread by sheet water wash after thunderstorms and rain. Ledebouria Although this species is exceedingly rare in ...

09 / 08 / 2021 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria comptonii

Ledebouria comptonii
Common names: Compton’s African Hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... are released by the bursting and shriveling seed capsule. Ledebouria Ledebouria comptonii is exceedingly rewarding and easy to ... should be implemented in the form of a systemic fungicide. Ledebouria comptonii was first collected in 1984 and ...

15 / 11 / 2021 | 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 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 cooperi

Ledebouria cooperi
Common names: Cooper’s African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... mature, to release dark brown, glossy and wrinkled seeds. Ledebouria cooperi is a very common and widespread species. ... the dry winter months, when fire is most likely to occur. Ledebouria Ledebouria cooperi is very easy to maintain in cultivation. ...

09 / 07 / 2018 | 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 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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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 davidsoniae

Ledebouria davidsoniae
Common names: striped African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ... is black and roundish with a wrinkled glossy seed coat. Ledebouria The striped African hyacinth is easily cultivated, ... ant populations in the area where the plants are grown. Ledebouria davidsoniae is easily propagated from fresh seed ...

14 / 11 / 2022 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria ensifolia

Ledebouria ensifolia
Common names: Eastern Cape African hyacinth (Eng.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... Botanical Garden February 2021 Acknowledgments : images of Ledebouria ensifolia in habitat by Ismael Ebrahim and James ... little specific documented information on the ecology of Ledebouria ensifolia . Porcupines are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ...

01 / 02 / 2021 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria floribunda

Ledebouria floribunda
Common names: spotted African hyacinth (Eng.); isikholokotho (Zul.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... tepals, bearing small, pale yellow anthers at their tips. Ledebouria floribunda is recorded as preferring moist ... documented information about the ecology of this and most Ledebouria species, porcupines are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several species of Ledebouria and large ungulates have been observed to browse ...

19 / 08 / 2019 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ledebouria galpinii

Ledebouria galpinii
Common names: Kaapsche-Hoop African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The prolific production of seed and ease ... Venter (1993) suggests that the small, black and roundish, Ledebouria seeds may be distributed by water wash, which is ... are frequent across the areas where this species occurs. Ledebouria Ledebouria galpinii is very easy to maintain in ...

26 / 11 / 2018 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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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 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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