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Streptocarpus saxorum
Plant... without suffering. Light shade is best for growing healthy plants with plenty of flowers. Good ventilation is required ... fungal infections indoors but if grown outdoors protect plants from any drying winds by mulching with compost of leaf ... encourage fungal growth. This will also help to keep the plants looking attractive and healthy. Watering Streptocarpus ...
... veins whereas the underside is an attractive deep red. The plants feel slightly rough because of the short hairs on the ... branches. It flowers in autumn (April-May) when the plants are at their peak after the warm, growing and rainy ... the female part, the style which is part of the ovary. The plants produce plenty of seeds that ripen over the dry winter ...
Disa tripetaloides
Plant... Disa tripetaloides is a slender plant, 100-600 mm high. Plants develop a network of underground stems (stolons), ... level to an altitude of 1000 m. During the rainy season, plants are often found growing in cold, nutrient-poor water. ... The ideal temperature in greenhouses is 24°C. Plants can tolerate winter temperatures of between 5-15°C ...
... stems, that grow moderately, reaching 0.5 to 1 m long. Plants spread by sending out runners or stolons. The long ... or small containers filled with potting mix for succulent plants (well-drained). Insert the base of the leaf at an ... all day long or direct sun for up to 6 hours a day. Plants thrive in sandy well-drained soils among rocks when ...
Streptocarpus meyeri
Plant... flies and moths, butterflies and bees) to the nectar. The plants can easily be cross pollinated with other species, but ... Many species of Streptocarpus make beautiful pot plants and garden plants for shady areas, but this species would do better as a ...
Aloe pearsonii
Plant... aloe Kirstenbosch NBG They are densely branched and erect plants with their lower stem area often covered with dead, ... It is a known fact that the roots and stems of these plants serve as a source of moisture or food. Asphodelaceae ... of keen succulent collectors. For smaller gardens the plants can be used in deep plant boxes or pots. The ideal ...
Stenostelma umbelliferum
Plant... tuft of hairs (coma). The species is opportunistic and plants flower from September to March, peaking in October to January. After good rains, plants have been found to flower as late as April and have ... dries out. At the time of the year when this happens, the plants also die back and become dormant till springtime. ...
Crassula expansa
Plant... Walter Sisulu NBG Dwarf perennial decumbent succulent plants with much-branched stems. Leaves highly variable, ... seed after rain. Crassulaceae Fragile Crassula is very useful as a filler or ground cover amongst rocks or other ... as a ground cover, as well as a texture plant where it is useful to soften harsh elements such as rocks and other hard ...
Drosera cistiflora
Plant... are scattered along the stem, usually alternately. Some plants form a primary basal rosette which has more narrowly elongated oval leaves. Plants are variable in growth forms and some do not have a ... are present on the upper leaf margin and tip. The plants have one or two long, swollen roots which are covered ...
Bulbine thomasiae
Plant... (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG The rosulate succulent plants grow in small, tight clusters with up to 8 heads, ... Seeds are dispersed by wind in summer and early autumn. Plants grow in a relatively safe cliff-face environment, from ... The highly succulent nature of the leaves enables the plants to survive periods of drought. The leaves become drawn ...