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Ornithogalum candicans

Flowers
Common names: berg lily, summer hyacinth, Cape hyacinth (Eng.); berglelie, Kaapse hiasint (Afr.); isidwa esimhlope (Zulu)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... pale green median band running up the back of each lobe. Ornithogalum candicans grows on the slopes of the Drakensberg ... for areas with high summer rain and cold, dry winters. Ornithogalum candicans  has been commonly cultivated in ... white flowers stand out well in any flower arrangement. Ornithogalum The summer hyacinth makes a good accent plant in ...

21 / 11 / 2005 | Ronell R. Klopper | Pretoria NBG
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Ornithogalum conicum

Ornithogalum conicum (Graham Duncan)
Common names: chincherinchee, pure white star-of-Bethlehem (Eng.); tjienkerintjee, viooltjie (Afr.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... and information on the cultivation of this plant. Ornithogalum conicum is a half-hardy, deciduous, ... produced in loculicidal capsules (splitting lengthwise). Ornithogalum conicum is very similar to the ‘true’ ... is usually blackish, where O. conicum has a yellow ovary. Ornithogalum species are widely distributed over Africa, ...

08 / 05 / 2017 | Nomama Mei | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Ornithogalum dubium

Ornithogalum dubium
Common names: yellow chincherinchee (Eng.); geeltjienkerientjee, geeltjienk (Afr.); itsweletswele lasethafeni (Xhosa)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... hot summer weather begins. There are about 120 species of Ornithogalum in Africa, Europe and western Asia. Ornithogalum dubium occurs in the Western and Eastern Cape of ... It grows on mountain slopes and flats, in stony clay soil. Ornithogalum dubium, with its dark flower centres, is adapted ...

09 / 01 / 2012 | Olivia Tyambetyu | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Ornithogalum longibracteatum

Common names: pregnant onion
Family: Hyacinthaceae

Ornithogalum This plant is now called Albuca bracteata Ornithogalum longibracteatum Jacq. Ornithogalum longibracteatum ...

11 / 03 / 2024 | | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Ornithogalum princeps

Ornithogalum princeps
Common names: berg lily, summer hyacinth (Eng.); berglelie (Afr.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... images by Craig Peter and Domitilla Raimondo. Ornithogalum princeps is a deciduous bulb up to 1.5 m tall ... it produces rounded fruits with an abruptly narrowed base. Ornithogalum princeps it is only found in South Africa, in ... The area in which they occur has summer rainfall. Ornithogalum princeps flowers are mostly pollinated by bees. ...

17 / 04 / 2023 | Ndiyafhi Muthuhadini | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ornithogalum regale

Ornithogalum regale. Photo Peter Warren
Common names: Royal Berg Lily (Eng.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... It flowers in late midsummer, from January to February. Ornithogalum regale is sometimes confused with its close ... months, allowing it to survive the harsh conditions. Ornithogalum It is best to plant Ornithogalum regale and other summer-flowering bulbs in late ...

05 / 12 / 2022 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Ornithogalum saundersiae

Flowers
Common names: giant chincherinchee ( Eng. ); reuse tjienkerientjee (Afr.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... for areas with high summer rain and cold dry winters. Ornithogalum O. saundersiae is very easy to cultivate and can ... this is a much slower process to produce flowering plants. Ornithogalum is the largest genus of the family Hyacinthaceae ... flowers that are very suitable for use as cut flowers. Ornithogalum saundersiae Baker Ornithogalum saundersiae This ...

05 / 09 / 2005 | Ronell R. Klopper | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Flowerhead
Common names: chincherinchee, wonder-flower, star-of-Bethlehem (Eng.), tjienkerientjee, tjienk, wit-tjienk, viooltjie (Afr.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... NBG Yashica Singh KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium December 2005 Ornithogalum thyrsoides is a bulbous geophyte, 200 to 500 mm ... to expose black, shiny, variously shaped seeds. Ornithogalum thyrsoides occurs in the Northern and Western ... well in gardens in the summer rainfall region. Plants of Ornithogalum thyrsoides survive the hot dry summers through ...

26 / 12 / 2005 | Yashica Singh | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Ornithogalum viridiflorum

Ornithogalum viridiflorum
Common names: green berg lily
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... McMaster, Bob Rutemoeller, Mary Sue Ittner and Nhu Nguyen. Ornithogalum viridiflorum is a perennial, summer-growing ... bottom are flattened, 7 x 4.5 x 2 mm. The distribution of Ornithogalum viridiflorum extends from the Free State ... which allows it to survive the harsh, cold winter months. Ornithogalum The Green Berg Lily does well in both semi-shade ...

08 / 05 / 2023 | Khotatso Baloyi | Walter Sisulu NBG
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