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Kniphofia ensifolia
Plant... where they are not damaged. The flowers are rich in sweet nectar which is relished by nectiferous birds especially sunbirds. Insects are also attracted by the nectar and they in turn attract insectivorous birds to the ... perennial planting in the foreground. The attractive, nectar-rich, spring flowers also draw birds to the garden. ...
Codon flowers – chalices of hidden nectar
Information Library itemSource: Veld & Flora 1 | Copyright: Botanical Society
... royenii as a delicacy, attracted by the copious sweet nectar. Gess Sarah codon flowers nectar hydrophyllaceae suikerkelk pollination wasps bees ... Botanical Society Codon flowers – chalices of hidden nectar ...
codon flowers, nectar, hydrophyllaceae, suikerkelk, pollination, wasps, bees
Leysera tenella
Plant... . They visit the yellow ray- and disk-flowers to collect nectar and pollen. Some species of bees observed on ... and colour of the flowers attract them and they eat the nectar. Some of the fly species observed on L. tenella are ... of L. tenella . They utilize their long proboscis to take nectar from the blossoms and move dust on their legs and ...
Gloriosa superba
Plant... the anthers and stigma in relation to the flower and the nectar it produces, it would be expected to be a ... with an anther and/or the stigma while feeding on the nectar, such as a small, nectar-feeding bird like a sunbird, a butterfly, hawk moth or ...
Aloe spicata
Plant... prominent stamens and they produce abundant amounts of nectar, which attracts large numbers of birds and insects. ... dark brown, releasing small black seeds without wings. The nectar-rich flowers are visited by honey bees and many insects and birds, which feed on the nectar and pollen, and thereby pollinate the flowers. ...
Cyrtanthus ventricosus
Plant... into calyx or corolla). They are unscented and produce nectar which collects at the base of the tube. The six ... its long proboscis between the upper tepals to reach the nectar at the base of the tube. While doing so the proboscis ... are known to pierce holes at the base of the flower for nectar. In this way they `rob' the reward offered by the ...
Watsonia vanderspuyiae
Plant... blooms have very long perianth tubes containing abundant nectar in their bases that is consumed by their sunbird ... Southern double-collared sunbirds avidly feeding on the nectar of this species growing in the garden, and in the ... branches command attention for two to three weeks, and the nectar-filled blooms attract sunbirds. Even when plants are ...
... Erica coccinea is visited by sunbirds, which feed on the nectar and while doing so, pollinate the flowers. The ... by the bird's beak as it probes inside to get to the nectar at the base of the flower tube. You can easily tell if ... and other insects that feed on the pollen or steal the nectar by biting holes through the base of the flower tube. ...
Erythrina lysistemon
Plant... other petals and the stamens. The flowers produce abundant nectar that attracts many nectar-feeding birds and insects, which attract the ... animals and insects. Many birds and insects feed on the nectar. Vervet monkeys eat the flower buds. Kudu, ...
Sida
Plant... and orange, with a darker hue at the base functioning as nectar guides. Each flower has 5 sepals fused at the base ... attract wasps and butterflies. Bees visit for pollen and nectar, and wasps and butterflies for nectar only and these were observed in S. acuta , S. ...