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Gladiolus oppositiflorus

Plant
Common names: Transkei gladiolus, salmon gladiolus
Family: Iridaceae

... body length of the fly, and is ideally adapted to reach nectar at the bottom of the long narrow perianth tube. The ... towards the inner parts of the flower and are called nectar guides. Although the flies may visit different species ...

15/05/2006 | | Pretoria NBG

Podalyria burchellii

Plant
Common names: hairy blossom-pea, hairy Cape sweetpea (Eng.); keurtjie (Afr.)
Family: Fabaceae

... corolla is pink to dark pink or magenta and has a white nectar guide, which is rarely marked pink in the center. ... bees and other insects, which are attracted by the sweet nectar. The sprouting forms are able to survive fires and ...

16/11/2020 | | Millennium Seed Bank Partnership

Erica jasminiflora

Plant
Common names: jasmine heath (Eng.); trompetheide (Afr.)
Family: Ericaceae

... deterrent to bees and other insects that seek to rob it of nectar by biting holes in the side of the corolla and thereby ... may act as pollinators as they are able to probe for nectar with their long proboscises using the non-sticky ...

24/02/2003 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Gonialoe variegata

Plant
Common names: partridge breast aloe (Eng.); kanniedood, bontalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... around September to November. Gonialoe variegata produces nectar and is therefore pollinated by sugarbirds as well as ... are small enough to enter the flower tube in which the nectar is stored. It is quite remarkable how large the ...

30/06/2008 | | Harold Porter NBG

Leucospermum tottum

Plant
Common names: ribbon pincushion, elegant pincushion (Eng.); oranjerooi-speldekussing, vuurhoutjies (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... attraction. In the early hours of the morning the abundant nectar flow attracts a variety of small insects, which in ... birds make use of the small insects, as well as the nectar, and in the process transfer pollen from one flower to ...

27/11/2000 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe pearsonii

Plant
Common names: Pearson's aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

... normally around February to March. Aloe pearsonii produces nectar and is pollinated by sugarbirds as well as winged and ... are small enough to enter the flower tube in which the nectar is stored. After fertilization, the fruit, which is a ...

26/11/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Carpobrotus deliciosus

Plant
Common names: delicious sour fig, sweet sour fig (Eng.); suurvy, perdevy, gaukum (Afr.); igcuthuma (Xho.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... early summer (June to October). The flowers are rich in nectar and pollen. Fruits are globose, fleshy and ... indehiscent. Carpobrotus deliciosus flowers are rich in nectar and they attract many pollinating insects, including ...

21/03/2022 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucospermum reflexum

Plant
Common names: var. reflexum : rocket pincushion, sky-rocket pincushion (Eng. ); perdekop (Afr.). var. luteum : yellow rocket pincushion (Eng.); geel perdekop (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... very popular with sugarbirds and sunbirds amongst other nectar-feeding birds who act as the pollinators. The branches ... the impact of an arrangement. Their value for attracting nectar-feeding birds, especially sugarbirds, is great, and ...

30/07/2007 | | Harold Porter NBG

Leucospermum erubescens

Plant
Common names: orange flame pincushion, Langeberg pincushion (Eng.); oranjevlamspeldekussing (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... coloured, unscented flower heads are pollinated by nectar-feeding sugarbirds and sunbirds - and both are seen ... on the flower head and probe into each flower in search of nectar, and in so doing their heads and necks come into ...

30/01/2012 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Moraea amissa

Plant
Common names:
Family: Iridaceae

... and unbranched. The flowers are mauve to purple with white nectar guides outlined with deep purple. Not much information ... about this particular species. Looking at the flower's nectar guides and markings, it is safe to assume that this ...

27/03/2006 | | CREW

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