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Aloe melanacantha
Plant... or goree as it is known by the locals in Namaqualand. Plants grow as single rosettes or more often in groups of up to 10 or more dense plants. The stems are short and inconspicuous even in old ... armour. This is one of many adaptations that low-growing plants such as A. melanacantha use to deter herbivorous ...
Streptocarpus montigena
Plant... (growing on trees) or lithophytic (growing on rocks). The plants can cross-pollinate easily with other species but in ... flower colours and forms which make very popular indoor plants. Today new hybrids are still being introduced to the ... shade with good ventilation is best for growing healthy plants with plenty of flowers. Watering Streptocarpus species ...
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora
Plant... with somewhat reddish margins in the dry winter months. Plants stand about 0.8–1 m high at the end of the summer ... the base, which can be removed and grown on to become new plants. Kalanchoe thrysiflora occurs in areas which can be ... to hot spells in summer. Being succulent allows the plants to survive long periods of drought. Having a coating ...
Orbea lutea
Plant... with dark maroon to purple, club-shaped vibratile hairs. Plants flower from December to April. The flowers are very ... that the seeds become airborne and are dispersed. Young plants are found mostly under small bushes or shrubs, ... to survive and establish. The succulent nature of the plants enables them to become dormant during a part of the ...
Aloe marlothii
Plant... kudu have been observed browsing the leaves despite the plants defences and may denude the leaves of the plant entirely. If conditions are favourable, plants recover within six months. Another defence against ... dispersed by people who use the plant and through garden plants bordering wild areas. Asphodelaceae Aloe marlothii ...
Eulophia welwitschii
Plant... coinciding with the summer rains. After flowering, the plants produce one or more seed capsules on the flower spike. ... and one will be surprised at what appears in the summer! Plants can also be grown in pots, but they are more difficult ... a garden. In the growing season, be careful to water the plants regularly and do not allow them to dry out completely. ...
Haworthia genus
Plant... Pretoria Haworthia is a genus of dwarf, leaf succulent plants. Evidence from molecular research on generic level ... Haworth (1768–1833), who was an authority on succulent plants during the early nineteenth century. Haworthia species ... a number of the other species always remain solitary. Plants produce unbranched inflorescences that are carried ...
Gonialoe variegata
Plant... other aloes that reach a height of no more than 250 mm. Plants may be found as solitary individuals but are most commonly encountered in small groups of up to 7 or 8 plants which form dense rosettes through underground suckers. ... deep green in good years or chocolate brown when plants have experienced drought stress. White markings, spots ...
Delosperma saxicola
Plant... vygie (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Delosperma saxicola plants have a much-branched, sprawling to mat-forming habit ... mm in diameter, surface tuberculate. Delosperma saxicola plants grow in Fynbos in full sun. The flowers are pollinated ... grown and taken up in ornamental horticulture, especially useful for difficult seafront gardens. Delosperma saxicola ...
Cissampelos capensis
Plant... is a dioecious (male and female flowers on separate plants), perennial climber or twining shrublet growing up to ... but supports itself by twining around the stems of other plants. Leaves are rounded or heart-shaped, up to 25 × 25 mm ... February to May). Male flowers are in clusters, female plants produce 1–2 flowers. The fruit is an inedible, ...