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Hermannia coccocarpa |
My favorite picture of the lot depicting a plant I collected seed of in 1994 atop the snow-dusted mountain behind (Han Tam Mountain). I introduced this to cultivation as "
Hermannia stricta" where it was a bit of a hit for a while in England at least. What the picture doesn't show is the chilliness of the air (it was in the 30's Farenheit) and the Akkerdam preserve around us was chockablock full of treasures.....for another blog perhaps one day.
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Drosanthemum speciosum |
This was taken on the steep hill above the town of McGregor (seen in the distance) in the Robertson karoo--a fantastic region that has a number of precious nature reserves protecting the fast disappearing renosterveld vegetation (an endangered biome).
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Drosanthemum sp. ign. |
A pure white drosanthemum carpeting acres in the Tankwa Karoo.
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Drosanthemum sp. on the Knersvlakte near Van Rhynsdorp |
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Drosanthemum hispidum on the Sandveldt
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Same shot without people--if you prefer! |
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Dimorphotheca cuneata on the Roggeveld |
Note that it's covering the hills in the distance as well!
A giant lavender
Ruschia sp. on the Sandveld
Bulbinella nutans in the marshy areas near Nieuwoudtville; almost as wonderful as the masses of a similar species growing much drier at Sutherland a day later which I posted on Facebook.
South Africa is off the charts for beauty. Biodiversity. You name it!
Incredible!
ReplyDeleteWowza! Thanks for sharing your trip,
ReplyDeletejust stunning, looks as though it was a good blooming season this year where you were. That hermannia is really nice, never got it to grow here but a different one you collected does reseed here in a large patio container and occasionally gets thru winter. I have never had success getting Dimorphotheca cuneata thru a NY winter, even with protection, I think we are too wet and cold, but I do remember seeing in in April when I first visited you at DBG and it was alive then.
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