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Mentha longifolia

Plant
Common names: wild mint (Eng.); kruisement, balderjan, ballerja (Afr.); koena-ya-thaba, bohatsu (Southern Sotho); inixina, inzinziniba (Xhosa); ufuthana lomhlanga (Zulu)
Family: Lamiaceae

... flowers throughout the summer months (November to April). Bees and butterflies are attracted to the wild mint when in ...

26/01/2004 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Cyclopia pubescens

Plant
Common names: Algoa honeybush, fluffy honeybush (Eng.); Algoa-heuningtee, donsigheuningtee (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae

... al. 2011). Cyclopia pubescens is pollinated by carpenter bees, Xylocopa flavorufa . There are at least 20 000 species of bees and they are one of the largest groups of pollinators, ... rarely red since it is believed that red appears black to bees (Miller et al. 2011). Fig. 4 . Maroon markings serve as ...

20/09/2021 | | CREW

Buddleja dysophylla

Plant
Common names: white climbing sagewood (Eng.), witranksaliehout (Afr.); umhlabangubo (isiXhosa)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... of Buddleja dysophylla attract flying insects such as bees and butterflies. The seeds are small, winged and light ...

04/03/2024 | | Free State NBG

Aristea torulosa

Plant
Common names: Wood’s aristea (Eng.); blousuurkanol (Afr.); khahla, lethepu-le-lenyenyane (Sesotho,); umluzi omncane (isiZulu); phayimashimane (siSwati)
Family: Iridaceae

... containing many angled seeds. Aristea torulosa attracts bees, flies and other pollinators to its flowers, and blister ...

25/11/2024 | | Free State NBG

Nemesia diffusa var. diffusa

Plant
Common names: white cape snapdragon (Eng.); witleeubekkie (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... the seeds develop and ripen. It is accepted that solitary bees pollinate plants with this type of flower. However, ...

16/10/2017 | | Harold Porter NBG

Hippobromus pauciflorus

Plant
Common names: false horsewood, bastard horsewood (Eng.); valsperdepis, basterperdepis boom, basterperdepis (Afr.); isiphahluka, uqhume, umnungumabele, umfazothethayo (isiZulu); isiphahluka, luphephetse (siSwati); ulwatile, isifutha, umfazi-onengcolo, ulabateka, umnukambiba (isiXhosa); mufhapabere (Tshivenda)
Family: Sapindaceae

... butterflies. Flowers of this plant species attract bees, wasps and beetles. Bees are the main pollinators of Hippobromus pauciflorus ... plant. It will also attract birds, butterflies and bees to the garden. Hippobromus pauciflorus ...

08/01/2024 | | Lowveld NBG

Polhillia ignota

Plant
Common names: due to the rarity of this species, there are no common names recorded for it.
Family: Fabaceae

... the plants when it was rediscovered, we did notice several bees visiting the plants. See more photos of its rediscovery ...

14/11/2016 | | CREW

Syncolostemon macranthus

Plant
Common names: long-flowered sagebush, long-flowered pink plume
Family: Lamiaceae

... macranthus has been observed to have been visited by bees and other small insects, more especially on hot days, ...

20/02/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Crotalaria magaliesbergensis

Plant
Common names: Magaliesberg rattlepod (Eng.); magaliesberg jaagsiektebossie (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae

... contrast to C . capensis which is pollinated by carpenter bees, only honey bees have been observed to pollinate C . magaliesbergensis . ... with most Crotalaria , this plant will definitely attract bees and possibly also butterflies and secondary birds ...

10/12/2018 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Diascia rigescens

Plant
Common names: twinspur, bride's saddle
Family: Scrophulariaceae

... They are especially adapted to attract oil-collecting bees. The main flowering time is summer, although flowers may ... co-evolutionary relationship with oil-collecting bees which pollinate their flowers. The flowers of most of ... at the base of the upper corolla lip. These attract the bees which are seeking the oil secreted in the two corolla ...

20/05/2002 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

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