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Ruschia
Plant... each based on growth habit, flower and capsule form. Plants may vary from large, erect shrubs reaching 1.4 m, to ... tufted and even mat-forming ground cover species. All plants possess mostly woody roots, which are situated very ... to 1 mm in diameter, more or less flat and spherical. All plants in this genus are generally fast-growing but ...
Asparagus densiflorus
Plant... or trailing branches up to 1 m long. The appearance of the plants varies enormously and has led to the naming of a large ... of the Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri' group. These plants form large cushions with long, arching stems more or ... densely covered with dark green, needle-like leaves. The plants of this group can be used as groundcovers in shade as ...
Aloe kouebokkeveldensis
Plant... aloe (Eng.); kouebokkeveldaalwyn (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Plants with ascending growth; the stem short and the rosette ... and a close-up of the leaves and the flower head. Plants grow on rocky cliffs, which dry out rapidly and where there is little competition from other fynbos plants. Although the plants have shallow roots and grow in ...
Adromischus humilis
Plant... bontkransrosie, bontkransnenta (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Plants dwarf-sized, rosulate, prolific from base, forming ... (February, southern hemisphere). Fig. 2. A cluster of plants of Adromischus humilis almost in flower in early ... Note the reddish-purple colour of the leaf and how the plants have filled the crevice allowed by the rock. ...
Streptocarpus formosus
PlantPondo streptocarpus Kirstenbosch NBG Streptocarpus formosus plants form thick clumps of long, strappy leaves arranged in ... where the midrib and side branches form thick ridges. The plants are cross-pollinated easily with other species or in ... look unattractive, this survival tactic does not harm the plants. The leaf simply forms an abscission layer and ...
... dormant in winter. Leaves are narrow and light green. Plants stand about 600 mm tall and the flower stems reach a ... to late summer (January and February). Agapanthaceae The plants need abundant water during the growing season and ... soil in full sunlight. They make good container plants and are best appreciated in the landscape as specimen ...
Drosera cuneifolia
Plant... longer while the rest are shorter, red and knob-ended. The plants have a few, fairly long roots. The flowering stalk is ... seeds which fall out and are dispersed near the parent plants. Probably the most interesting characteristic of this ... in 9-15 cm pots is ideal. It is important not to over-pot plants. Taller rather than wider pots are ideal for Drosera ...
Gasteria retusa
Plant... (Eng.), Heksrivier beestong (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG The plants grow in stemless (acaulescent) clusters to 150 mm tall and to 240 mm in diameter. Plants are initially solitary, with ascending growth, ... in dappled shade of small shrubs in its Karoo habitat. The plants benefit from the protective cover of thorny ...
Cotyledon tanquana
Plant... It has been introduced to Babylonstoren Farm where plants can be observed in the succulent house. The dull ... tanquana after the severe drought of 2018, at Die Mond. Plants grow on cliffs and steep slopes out of reach of ... mammals. However, during the severe drought in 2018 many plants suffered badly, with lots of dieback. Their succulent ...
Orothamnus zeyheri
Plant... (June to November), but mainly in spring (September). The plants are short-lived with an average of lifespan of ten ... In populations that are not burned for many years, the plants become moribund and die, and the population appears to ... initiate a new regeneration cycle. If fires are infrequent plants become moribund and die with no regeneration of young ...