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Elegia aggregata

Plant
Common names: Hermanus riet (Afr.)
Family: Restionaceae

... spades of compost during the planting process and mix with soil. Mulch, as this is beneficial to all fynbos plants by ...

06/01/2014 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Fynbos Biome

Vegetation

... the Succulent Karoo vegetation types. Because of its high soil fertility, it is probable that all the herds of large ... subdivided into three main types based on their edaphic (soil) requirements. Of the three, only the subdivisions of ...

Elegia grandispicata

Plant
Common names: none known
Family: Restionaceae

... rainy season. Elegia grandispicata requires a rich organic soil, so incorporate lots of compost before planting and feed ...

24/06/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Kalanchoe sexangularis

Plant
Common names: bushveld kalanchoe, red-leaved kalanchoe (Eng.); bosveldplakkie, rooiblaarplakkie (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

... to scorch or cause brown spots on the leaves; rather use a soil drench or granular feed, preferably organic. The name of ...

05/09/2016 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Anastrabe integerrima

Plant
Common names: pambati tree (Eng.); isipambatihout , pambatihout , pambatieboom (Afr.); isiBhembedu, isiNqunjana (Z); isiPambatho (Z, X)
Family: Stilbaceae

... weeks before potting. Pot the rooted plants in a sandy soil mix and place in the shade for another two weeks before ...

24/12/2012 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Metrosideros angustifolia

Plant
Common names: Cape-gum, lance-leaved ironheart (Eng.); smalblad, smalblaar (Afr.)
Family: Myrtaceae

... it is drought-sensitive and grown best in poor, acidic and sandy soils. It can adopt a leaning and unusual ...

28/09/2015 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leonotis leonurus

Plant
Common names: wild dagga, lion's ear, leonotis (Eng.); wildedagga, duiwelstabak (Afr); imvovo, utywala-bengcungcu, umfincafincane, umunyamunya (isiXhosa); umfincafincane, umcwili, imunyane, utshwala-bezinyoni (isiZulu)
Family: Lamiaceae

... beddings once they are approx. 300-400 mm high. Cover the soil with a thick layer of organic mulch and water well ...

04/05/2015 | | National Herbarium Pretoria, Walter Sisulu NBG

Streptocarpus baudertii

Plant
Common names: Cape primrose, wild gloxinia
Family: Gesneriaceae

... in their natural habitats most often grow in very little soil, if any at all. To get new plants identical to the ...

07/03/2011 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Streptocarpus rexii

Plant
Common names: wild gloxinia, twin sisters
Family: Gesneriaceae

... and damp, which encourages fungal development. Allow the soil to dry out between watering; this may make the plants ...

08/12/2008 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Vegetation of South Africa

Vegetation

... as well as association with landscape features such as soil or geology, topography and climate.   To download ...

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