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... light purple flowers. This long-flowering plant is a good garden subject and ideal for rockeries and borders, although ... after flowering. It also attracts butterflies to the garden. Jamesbrittenia grandiflora is a woody perennial with ... They are light purple in colour. They resemble the garden phlox in shape and inflorescence type. Each flower ...
Erica galpinii
Plant... close to 700 species in the CFR, and the ericas of the Fynbos are renowned for the extraordinary diversity of size, ... be propagated by seeds and cuttings and planted out in the garden. It is best suited where the soils are acidic, poor in ... of the season fall, this allows them to settle in and grow strong during the rainy winter, and they are thus able to ...
Caputia tomentosa
Plant... , growing in a container at Kistenbosch National Botanical Garden. The inflorescence is a solitary, terminal, ... Society Conservatory at Kistenbosch National Botanical Garden, and a close-up of the capitulum (Richtersveld form). ... Society Conservatory at Kistenbosch National Botanical Garden (ex Fisantekraal). Note the pappus, a silky parachute ...
Orothamnus zeyheri
Plant... species in cultivation at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. It is very susceptible to the root rot fungus ... has greatly extended their lifespan in the nursery. In a garden situation, it is better to plant them in soil free ... is still strictly controlled and the area monitored, and strong viable wild populations continue to exist. The genus ...
Acmadenia trigona
Plant... pink flowers, 10-15 mm in diameter, brightening up the garden. Flowers are borne in terminal clusters (4-8 flowers) ... and avoid cultivating the soil around the roots of these fynbos plants. They are slow-growing plants and should not be ... pot the rooted cuttings, using a well-drained, humus-rich, fynbos potting medium (2 parts leaf mould, 1 part coarse ...
... known of its ecology. At Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden the flowers are visited by bees as well as other ... The cuttings are placed in a medium suitable for fynbos (such as a mixture of fine-milled bark and perlite). ... shady area and then potted into 2 kg nursery bags, using a fynbos soil mix. They are watered regularly and given organic ...
Agathosma apiculata
Plant... to large shrub and best used as a filler plant in a mixed fynbos garden. With its bushy growth and dark green leaves, it ... The oil glands on the leaves and fruit release a sweet to strong fragrance when crushed. Agathosma apiculata belongs to ...
Aloe arborescens
Plant... winter months (May-July), brightening up a drab winter garden. Deep orange is the most common colour, but there are ... the waterfall at the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden. Although it is in fact a large much-branched shrub, ... is an easy and rewarding plant to grow, and is a popular garden plant in many countries. It enjoys full sun, ...
Anastrabe integerrima
Plant... has a compact root system making it ideal for the smaller garden. In gardens it reaches an average height of 3 to 5 m, ... within a larger landscape. It can also be used in the fynbos garden [run on]or in a mixed informal bed, planted at ... weeks. Seedlings can be transplanted as soon as they are strong enough. Under suitable conditions young plants grow ...
Psychotria suber
Plant... a rounded, evergreen shrub that is can be grown in the garden or as a container plant, and is best for sunny ... collected and grown on at the Lowveld National Botanical Garden. It had been collected several times earlier by ... the author was working in the Lowveld National Botanical Garden at Nelspruit (1974-1976), and was privileged to have ...