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Heywoodia lucens
Plant... that the male and female flowers are present on separate plants. In order for pollination to occur, a male and female ...
... traditional knowledge. Hoodia is a genus of succulent plants in the family Apocynaceae that is widely used traditionally by the San people of southern Africa as an appetite suppressant, thirst quencher ... in Hoodia is illegal in terms of regulations in southern African countries and may also infringe on patent rights and ...
Lampranthus haworthii
Plant... mauve. Flowering time is from mid-July to mid-September. Plants are pollinated by insects at midday when flowers are ... new growth. Avoid old, woody or diseased material. Plants can also be grown from seed. The best time for sowing ... a good choice for shady spots. Remember that L. haworthii plants are tall, so plant at the back of your garden layout. ...
Otholobium virgatum
Plant... nitrogen remains in the soil which is used by other plants. This process is called nitrogen fixation. Fabaceae It ... stems. Fabaceae is the third largest family of flowering plants after Asteraceae and Orchidaceae. The pea family ... and +/-18 000 woody and herbaceous species, of which southern Africa has 149 genera and 1705 species. Worldwide, ...
Syncolostemon canescens
Plant... For gardeners looking for aromatic and fragrant plants, it is a ‘must-have’ plant for its unusual fruity, ... aromatic foliage. Syncolostemons are good filler plants in a colourful, mixed herbaceous bed, shown to best ... 45 species, found mainly in Africa, with 38 species in southern Africa, one in Madagascar and one in India. ...
Garcinia gerrardii
Plant... to June). At Kirstenbosch, the Garcinia gerrardii plants in the Dell flower in early summer (November), and the ... are found in tropical Asia and Africa, with only two in southern Africa. This species was named after William T. ... found in southern Africa is G. livingstonei ¸ the African mangosteen which has delicious fruits and is also ...
Acmadenia mundiana
Plant... it requires full sun and well-drained slightly acid soil. Plants respond well to a slow fertilizer such as 3:1:5 and an ... potting medium (2 parts leafmould, 1 part coarse sand). Plants will be ready for planting in 7 to 8 months. Feed ... in the genus Acmadenia and they are mainly found in the southern and south western Cape. Acmadenia mundiana Ecklon ...
Pelargonium betulinum
Plant... for a border, or allowed to form a rounded bush of 3-5 plants grouped together. It also does very well in ... sand : 2 parts compost, plus some granular fertiliser. The plants can be fed during the growing season with moderate ... and New Zealand, most of which (±219 species) occur in southern Africa. The genus Pelargonium gets is name from the ...
Cyrtanthus elatus
Plant... the outer bulb tunics, which detach and become independent plants. Like many other members of the Amaryllidaceae, the ... members, Cyrtanthus is the most species-rich genus of the southern African Amaryllidaceae. It is concentrated in South Africa in ...
... do not sow close together as the adult perennial plants can grow quite large. The growing medium must be ... once transplanted if in full sun. This will provide plants time to establish before flowering in ... can be supported to ensure it grows erect as in the wild plants or left to straggle across rocks in the garden ...