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Asparagus africanus

Plant
Common names: bush asparagus, African asparagus, wild asparagus, climbing asparagus fern, ornamental asparagus, sparrow grass (Eng.); haakdoring, katdoring, wag-’n-bietjie (Afr.); umathunga, ubulawu ubumhlope, umthunzi (isiXhosa); isigoba, isigobo (isiZuli); lelala-tau-le-leholo, leunyeli (Southern Sotho)
Family: Asparagaceae

... and fragrance of the flowers attracts insects, such as bees, and they serve as pollination agents. After flowering, ... red showy berries. It attracts birds, butterflies, and bees to the garden. It thrives in deep shade to partial ...

09/01/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Arctotheca populifolia

Plant
Common names: beach pumpkin (Eng.); seepampoen, tonteldoek (blom), strandgousblom (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... months of the year. Flowers are pollinated by a variety of bees and flies. The parachute seeds are generally dispersed ... the flowers provide food and nectar to a variety of bees, flies, butterflies and moths and can bring insects into ...

19/02/2007 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Ochna

Plant
Common names: wild planes, mickey-mouse plants
Family: Ochnaceae

... With such attractive flowers in all species of Ochna, bees and butterflies are favourite companions of these ... the flowering season a chorus of melodies is heard as bees visit to draw out nectar. The art of colour exhibition ...

03/08/2009 | | Pretoria NBG

Nymania capensis

Plant
Common names: Chinese lanterns, Chinese lantern tree, kipkippers (Eng.); klapperbos, lanternbos, kiepkiepies, oumeidsbos, stuipebos (Afr.)
Family: Meliaceae

... their natural habitat. Nymania capensis is pollinated by bees and bumble bees. The seeds are carried in the puffy capsules some ...

18/04/2005 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Salvia disermas

Plant
Common names: wild giant sage, Transvaal sage Eng.; grootsalie, teesalie Afr.; mogasane (Tswana)
Family: Lamiaceae

... visible at the base of the calyx and fall out when ripe. Bees and insects are attracted to salvia flowers. The ... to visiting pollinators. The flowers are adapted to the bees to carry out pollination. The lower lip of the flower is ...

26/01/2009 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Salvia dentata

Plant
Common names: Toothed sage (Eng.); bergsalie, blousalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... visible at the base of the calyx and fall out when ripe. Bees and insects are attracted to Salvia flowers which are adapted to pollination by bees. The lower lip of the flower is a platform on which the ...

29/04/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Scabiosa drakensbergensis

Plant
Common names: Drakensberg scabious, pincushion (Eng.); koringblom (Afr.)
Family: Dipsacaceae

... wind. Flowers are popular with insects, particularly with bees and butterflies, which in turn attract insectivorous ... is a wonderful plant to have in a Birds, Butterflies and Bees Garden.   A most rewarding herbaceous perennial that is ...

23/01/2012 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Trachyandra ciliata

Plant
Common names: hotnotskool, veldkool, wildeblomkool (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... is pleasantly scented. The flowers are pollinated by honey bees and solitary bees that collect pollen and possibly nectar. The seeds are ...

24/08/2009 | | Compton Herbarium

Salvia lanceolata

Plant
Common names: rusty sage, lance-leaf sage (Eng.); rooisalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... out when dry and ripe. The flowers of many salvias attract bees, and are adapted to the bees to carry out pollination. The lower lip of the flower is ...

01/09/2008 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pseudoscolopia polyantha

Plant
Common names: false red pear ( Eng. ); valsrooipeer (Afr
Family: Salicaceae

... are very attractive to humans as well as the local honey bees and solitary bees that visit the flowers (G. Nichols pers. comm.). ...

14/07/2008 | | CREW

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