Worsleya
Worsleya procera (Lem.) Traub, syn. W. rayneri (Hook.f.) Traub & Moldenke, is one of the most sought after and rarest of the bulb world. It is native to Brazil. In its native habitat these plants...
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Tapeinochilos ananassae is also known as the Indonesian Wax Ginger and is native from Malaysia to Queensland, Australia. It grows to about 8' (2.5m) tall. Photos below were taken by Nhu Nguyen at the...
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Moraea miniata Andrews (syn. Homeria miniata) (Andrews) Sweet is widespread (Namaqualand, Roggeveld, northwest, southwest, and southern Cape), growing mainly on clay slopes, renosterveld and karroid...
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Triteleia laxa photos below were taken by Mary Sue Ittner in 2005, 2016, 2019.
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Dipcadi rigidiflorum Baker is native from Zimbabwe to the Northern Cape Province. It is a summer grower. These plants appear to be self-fertile. Height range: 30-60 cm. The photos below were taken by...
View ArticlePelargonium Species Four
Pelargonium species This is a plant grown from seed obtained from Silverhill seeds as P. incrassatum. Whilst it is clearly a plant of Section Hoarea, it is not P. incrassatum, but I have not yet...
View ArticleXenoscapa
Xenoscapa uliginosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning, Kamies Fairypipe, is endemic to the Kamiesberg in Namaqualand. It has long tubed pink flowers that are pollinated by the long proboscid fly. Height...
View ArticleElythranthera
Elythranthera emarginata (Lindl.) A.S.George in 2023 is considered to be a synonym of Caladenia emarginata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. Known as the pink enamel orchid, it has pink shiny flowers a little larger...
View ArticleGeissorhiza Species Two
Geissorhiza imbricata (D.Delaroche) Ker Gawl. flowers from August to November. As it grows in wet sandy flats, marshes, and next to streams in the winter rainfall areas it needs good water until it...
View ArticleSalvia
Salvia patens Cav. is native from Mexico to Guatemala. It is a summer growing, winter dormant species where the plant dies down to just the tubers underground. It is an easy species to grow and plants...
View ArticleDioscorea
Dioscorea bulbifera L. is a perennial vine with broad, alternate leaves, and two types of storage organs. The plant forms bulbils in the leaf axils of the twining stems and tubers beneath the ground....
View ArticleEmpodium
Empodium namaquensis (Baker) M.F.Thomps. is native to South Africa, and is found on rocky outcrops from Namaqualand to Clanwilliam. It grows to 30 cm and has tufted, broad pleated leaves and yellow...
View ArticleGethyum
Gethyum atropurpureum Phil. syn. Solaria atropurpurea (Phil.) Ravenna is a species native to the area near Santiago, Chile. It is from an area with mild wet winters and is dormant in summer. This...
View ArticleBowiea
Bowiea volubilis Harv. is found in southern and tropical Africa. The leaves are short lived and the flowers are in an interesting twining raceme, green or white and star-shaped, growing up to 3 m long....
View ArticleTritonia Two
Tritonia crocata (L.) Ker Gawl. is one of the most commonly grown species and one that has been hybridized as well. It has orange to reddish flowers, but without prominent veins. Height: 25-50 cm. It...
View ArticlePrimula
Primula clevelandii (Greene) A. R. Mast & Reveal, syn. Dodecatheon clevelandii Greene, ranges from central and southern California to northern Baja California where it grows on grassy slopes and...
View ArticleImpatiens
Impatiens flanaganae Hemsl. is a rare tuberous species known only from a few localities near Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It can also be found in less well-known location in central...
View ArticleDaubenya
Daubenya comata (Burch. ex Baker) J.C.Manning & A.M.van der Merwe is a species that is rare in cultivation, even though in the wild it has a wider distribution than most other Daubenyas, occurring...
View ArticleSpring Blooming Crocus Two
Crocus cvijicii Kosanin is native to Serbia, Greece, Albania, and Macedonia and is found in Alpine meadows blooming as the snow melts. It has showy yellow flowers with an orange stigma and blooms in...
View ArticleBrachycorythis
Brachycorythis macowaniana Rchb.f. is a South African species found in grassland or restio veld in the Southern Cape from Swellendam to the Eastern Cape. Growing from 10 to 23 cm, it has narrowly...
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