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Disa graminifolia
Plant... emits a delightful fragrance, reminiscent of sweet nectar, which serves to attract potential pollinators. Among ... blue hues of the orchid’s blooms. While searching for nectar the bee pushes against the column and the pollinaria ... a protected position that is sheltered from heavy rain and strong wind, and that gets good ventilation, such as a house ...
Watsonia vanderspuyiae
Plant... blooms have very long perianth tubes containing abundant nectar in their bases that is consumed by their sunbird ... the top downwards, releasing the light, winged seeds in strong gusts of wind. Iridaceae Due to its large size, this ... deeply enough to prevent the plants falling over in strong wind. Cut back the dead leaves and flower stems in ...
Mackaya bella
Plant... bees. The markings on the flowers guide the bees to the nectar. The beautiful Blue Pansy Butterfly caterpillars ( ... new growth from the base. It should also be sheltered from strong winds, such as Cape Town’s ‘south-easter’. ...
Melianthus comosus
Plant... multi-stemmed shrub; all parts of the plant produce a strong, unpleasant smell when bruised, hence the Afrikaans ... are clustered towards the tips of the branches. The small, nectar-rich bird-pollinated flowers, borne in a short ... The brightly coloured red flowers produce an abundance of nectar that attracts sunbirds, Cape white eyes, bees and ...
Protea cynaroides
Plant... sheen are the most prized. Protea cynaroides is visited by nectar feeding birds, such as Sugarbirds and Sunbirds, and by ... the birds that pollinate the flowers. As they feed on the nectar in the flowers, their heads touch the pollen ... from seed or from cuttings. The stems have to be thick and strong to carry the heavy flower heads, this makes the taking ...
Protea eximia
Plant... eximia is pollinated by the Sugarbird, Promerops cafer. Nectar is found at the base of each flower. To get to it, the ... the protea beetle, which comes in search of pollen and nectar. The protea beetles are large and brush the pollen ... adapted to very nutrient-poor soils. It will not tolerate strong fertilizers and manures, but should be fed with ...
Melianthus villosus
Plant... black seeds. The flowers of this plant produce abundant nectar and are visited by a broad range of bird species, ... referring to the flowers that secrete abundant nectar. The species name villosus , which is Latin for ...
Brachylaena rotundata
Plant... flowers attract bees by producing significant amounts of nectar. The mature leaves are quite bitter, but the younger ... S.Moore Brachylaena rotundata This species produces dense, strong timber, but not of any useful size or straightness, ...
Lapeirousia anceps
Plant... body length of the fly, and are ideally adapted to reach nectar at the bottom of the long, narrow, flower tube. The red markings on the tepals serve as nectar guides to the long-tongued flies. The seeds or ...
Pachypodium bispinosum
Plant... of this plant may be by moths or by another insect, or a nectar-feeding bird, with a very long tongue that is able to ... what is eaten. The names kragman and sterkman , meaning ‘strong man’ refers to the strong tuberous roots of the plants, and how difficult it is ...