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Leucadendron loeriense
Plant... situation with free air circulation and well-drained, acidic soil. It tolerates drought but performs best with moderate ... the first true leaves have developed. Use a well-drained, acidic soil mix. Grow on for a year before planting out into ...
Protea longifolia
Plant... has a soft coat of hairs that hold the seed into the soil after dispersal by wind after fire. The leaves are ... roots of proteas, which form a dense mat not far from the soil surface, have a surface area fifteen times that of ... it has been planted in the garden. Plant the seedlings in acidic soil preferable between 5–7 pH levels. Protea ...
Gasteria vlokii
Plant... Cultivation Gasteria vlokii is best grown in slightly acidic mineral-poor sandstone soil in fynbos gardens. It thrives as a pot plant on window ... side of rocks or below shrubs. Although best grown in acidic mineral-poor soil, it is tolerant of a wide range of ...
Erica sessiliflora
Plant... in full sun, where there is free circulation of air. Soil type should be free-draining, sandy and acidic with low levels of phosphate. No manure should be ... a similar smoke treatment. The soil medium used should be acidic and well drained (e.g. equal parts of river sand and ...
Crassula exilis
Plant... as a dense mat, forming cushions usually in crevices and soil pockets on vertical or steep rock faces. The leaves are ... Plants are usually found in rock crevices or shallow soil pockets in protected moist and shaded places on steep or ... they live exclusively on rock faces and never on flat open soil. This is an effective anti-herbivory mechanism. The ...
Erica baccans
Plant... in full sun, where there is free circulation of air. Soil type should be free-draining, sandy and acidic with low levels of phosphate. No manure should be ... a similar smoke treatment. The soil medium used should be acidic and well drained (e.g. half riversand and half sifted ...
Erica calcareophila
Plant... grows prostrate, but it can also grow 200–250 mm tall in soil pockets away from the rocks. The leaves are in fours, up ... in alkaline soils, where most fynbos species grow in acidic soils and will die in alkaline soils. This species is ... like most of the plants in the Erica genus, prefers an acidic environment and requires sandy, well-drained soil with ...
Arctotis hirsuta
Plant... The next generation-- the seed-- slightly buried in the soil, like its predecessors, is ready to germinate, but only ... in a sunny position. The medium could be a light, sandy soil or a mixture of bark, compost or river sand. There is no ... medium has been used before, it is advisable to dig the soil over first. Sow the light seeds evenly on a windless ...
Acmadenia macropetala
Plant... in the garden where it requires full sun and well-drained soil. It will benefit from well-prepared soil with compost and a thick layer of mulch. The plants also ... respond to a fairly dense planting which helps to retain soil moisture. Planting is best done during autumn, winter ...
... by ants (myrmecochory) or dropped to lie dormant in the soil forming a seed bank, and germinate after the fire. Erica ... to use the correct soil. It should be a well-drained, acidic (pH between 5 and 6.5), sandy loam, containing 50% ... Seed Primer will enhance germination. Use a well-drained, acidic medium. Because the seed is so fine it needs only a ...