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Mimetes splendidus
Plant... them in abundance in mid-winter (May to July). The plants release the seeds 2–6 months after flowering. ... will remain dormant and begin to germinate after senescent plants are removed by fire, and when the soil temperature is ... This species is best propagated by grafting and grafted plants are shown to be vigorous and more adaptable in the ...
Asystasia varia
Plant... are currently no records of any known pollinators of these plants. Acanthaceae Plants are readily and easily propagated from stem cuttings ... variation of progeny can be expected). In cultivation, plants perform very well in full shade and they flower ...
... narrow, erect and crowded at the tip of the branch. These plants flower in early summer, producing a cluster of nodding ... coarse sand, on top of potting soil suitable for succulent plants that must be well-drained (e.g. with added river ... in full sun, in well-drained, sandy or sandy loam soil. Plants grow in winter and are dormant in summer. Water ...
Aloe gariepensis
Plant... varies in size from small and stemless forms to larger plants of up to a metre, in which case the stems can be short and erect. Plants are usually solitary but groups are not uncommon. The ... leaves are copiously spotted on both sides in young plants with some spots remaining on the upper surface in ...
Senecio elegans
Plant... the author has observed small seedlings growing with plants in peak flowering or well past it. In areas of all ... in the Garden Route region, the author has noted that plants are only going to seed in January, towards the end of ... summer (October–November) in the winter-rainfall region. Plants are a constant presence above high tide level. Senecio ...
... 800 mm long, green or with a slight greyish blue bloom. In plants growing in full sun the leaf blades are broadly ... All the species have been written up for the Flowering Plants of Africa series (Phillips 1925; Dyer 1945–1946, ... short protruding stigma. Unlike many other bird-pollinated plants where pollen is transferred by the beak or head, in ...
Haworthiopsis tessellata
Plant... same with a dish of Haworthiopsis . As with all succulent plants, the most dangerous situation for them is too much ... in water under any conditions. Haworthiopsis tessellata plants do the propagation for us. They produce many offsets which sooner or later grow into full-sized plants. One should allow the offsets to grow to a reasonable ...
Huernia pendula
Plant... thriving when growing together with other succulent plants. Plants easily grown from cuttings or by division and thriving ... loam and 1 part compost. Add ample bone meal, and the plants can also be fed with an organic fertilizer. Cuttings ...
Restio subverticillatus
Plant... node. Male and female flowers are produced on separate plants, the female flowers are white, the male flowers ... early summer, from August to January. As all restios, the plants are wind pollinated, although the bees have a few days ... when they are busy harvesting the pollen from the male plants. This restio has two survival mechanisms for existence ...
... top and a smooth, mottled epidermis. The leaves of young plants are distichous (arranged in two opposite ranks) and ... and porcupine. Gasterias grow in the shade of other plants, so the mottled appearance of their leaves camouflages ... to the plant in that it generates young and vigorous plants and increases the population. Many other succulent ...