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Diastella parilis
Plant... sowing medium, smoke the seeds, using dry and green fynbos materials, or treat with Instant Smoke Plus Seed ... are placed inside a plastic tent and smoke from burning fynbos, is piped into the tent. However, most cultivation is ... into small pots or bags, using the mixture suitable for fynbos, i.e. a well-drained, acidic medium of fine bark, ...
Serruria cyanoides
Plant... is also adapted to survive fires, which occur in the fynbos biome, by resprouting. It has an underground rootstock ... being planted. The rooted cuttings should be planted in a fynbos type soil medium. Fynbos type soils are usually nutrient poor and acidic. A ...
Paranomus dregei
Plant... Treat the seeds with the smoke of burning dry and green fynbos plant material by placing the seed trays in a smoking ... the cuttings into small nursery plastic bags, using the fynbos soil mixture of well-drained, acidic medium. Place the ... be planted in small or large gardens, and is ideal for a fynbos garden, or butterfly or fragrant garden, planted with ...
Athanasia trifurcata
Plant... it is usual with most species that are native to the Fynbos Biome – most specifically those that are found growing in the fynbos vegetation types. In most times, the usual smoke ... water. It is always a best practice to derive smoke from fynbos plant material to treat seeds. Coulter bush does not ...
Protea lanceolata
Plant... dense, isolated populations. Birds pollinate the flowers. Fynbos is a fire-dependent ecosystem and Protea lanceolata ... more sensitive species. Planted in conjunction with other fynbos species, such as restios, buchus and ericas, it makes a lovely fynbos display and attracts bird life, especially sunbirds. ...
Serruria villosa
Plant... is adapted to and requires fire for survival in its fynbos habitat. Plants grow, flower, produce seed and ... after 10-15 years, become old and scrappy. At this stage fynbos is ready to burn. Serruria villosa is killed by fire ... to establish in the garden and is best suited to sandy fynbos gardens in the Western Cape. Place in an elevated ...
... grows in well-drained, sandy, acidic soil, amongst other fynbos plants such as Mimetes cucullatus , Leucospermum ... in autumn (April to May) into seed trays filled with a Fynbos mix. The Fynbos mix is made up of composted bark and coarse river ...
Euchaetis albertiniana
Plant... determine how to propagate it successfully from seed. As a fynbos-species, it will in all likelihood favourably respond ... Once rooted, pot the cuttings into a well-drained fynbos soil mix and move them to a lightly shaded area for ... soil in full sun where it is best planted amongst other fynbos species. Planting should ideally be done in the rainy ...
Erica irregularis
Plant... limited distribution. Erica irregularis occurs within the Fynbos Biome, a fire-driven system that requires regular ... to highlight the importance of its ecological role in a fynbos system, the number of fynbos species on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve increased ...
Erica densifolia
Plant... to encourage new growth. Ericas are relatively short-lived fynbos plants and survive on average up to between 10 and 15 ... and sifted composted bark. Soak the seeds overnight in a fynbos smoke extract (obtained from burning fynbos plant material). The seeds are very small and need to ...