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... sharing its habitat with Coleus mutabilis. Dec 2005. The plants grow firmly rooted in crevices and on ledges, in a ... the remains of previous seasons flowers and fruits. The plants are floriferous, flowering in profusion and are ... during the summer months, at least 3 times a week. Plants are best grown in a container and placed on a ...
Leucadendron pubescens
Plant... are twisted and differ in size between male and female plants: on female plants they are about 25–57 mm long and 7–15 mm wide and on male plants they are 16–28 mm long and 3–7 mm wide. The female ...
Gladiolus permeabilis
Plant... The stem is usually erect and unbranched to 2(4)-branched. Plants have 4–7 (sometimes more) green, rigid, erect ... Koen and Pieter Bester) Iridaceae Gladiolus permeabilis plants are summer flowering, relatively easy to grow and ... them in a sunny but sheltered spot for optimal growth. Plants might flower in semi-shade, but flowering might be ...
Adromischus subdistichus
Plant... found on south-facing and sheltered cliffs and boulders. Plants form loose, sparsely branched clusters, often with ... reddish during periods of drought and thus protecting the plants from excessive sunlight and preventing unnecessary transpiration. Plants are well protected by the sheer, inaccessible habitat. ...
Curio ficoides
Plant... often cliffs, the reclining stems rooting and forming new plants. The powdery bloom and bluish grey colour reflect the ... grows on exposed slopes in Gamka Thicket. Associated plants include Aloe ferox and A. mitriformis , Lampranthus ... distribution on shale cliffs along the lower Keiskamma, plants were found in Buffalo Thicket, sharing its habitat ...
... (Eng.); Keiskamma-dwergaalwyntjie (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Plants dwarf-sized, neatly rosulate, prolific from the base, ... this variety from other varieties of H. cymbiformis . The plants grow in conspicuous, globose clusters, often with ... become yellowish to pinkish during dry periods, as the plants aestivate, blocking out excessive light and reducing ...
... long life span and will need replacing after ± 6-9 years. Plants grow in clumps and have densely packed culms (stems) ... which means that males and females occur on separate plants. Male plants have between 2-10 spikelets per inflorescence and ...
Kalanchoe luciae
Plant... fleshy leaves, which are grayish cream with red margins. Plants reach about 0.8-1.3 m, and the erect, upward-facing, ... plantlets, which can be removed and grown on to become new plants. Kalanchoe luciae is often confused with K. ... leaves. In their natural habitat, Kalanchoe luciae plants are sometimes exposed to harsh temperatures and over ...
Adromischus phillipsiae
Plant... (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Adromischus phillipsiae plants are dwarf-sized, rosulate succulents, prolific from ... becoming purplish green with dry and cold conditions. Plants are long-lived, with leaves withering from the base. ... not on cliffs protruding above the canopy of the nurse plants. The conspicuous orange-red (rarely yellow) corolla ...
Sida
Plant... or many may best be described as suffrutices, where the plants are low, much-branched, woody at the base and ... to feed on fruit in KwaZulu-Natal species. Sida are hardy plants and some species have spread widely, becoming ... amounts of seed. As Sida seeds germinate easily, it is useful growing masses of plants for the pharmaceutical ...