For a change, the wind was in the opposite direction, I see there's a drop of rain forecast for tonight.
Before leaving home, first a Crassula in the garden in full bloom:
And that Bromeliad hasn't finished!
On the way out, Pippa's Sunflower must hold some kind of record! 260mm diameter?
Nymphea nouchali
There were splashes of deep blue all over the veld from the Lobelias:
In fact there seem to be at least three different types, the one above with straight stems from a short serrated leaf at the base; the one below with a much smaller, paler flower, proportionally much wider, on a tangled stem:
And another with needle-like leaves all along the stem, the flower almost as big as the first. Names in the Comments box below please!
The veld is covered in pink and mauve from Ericas
There are many kinds; here are three in one frame!
Up close, pulchella?
Erica coccinea? Or are these flowers too erect?
Pulchella again?
The Watsonia schlechteri haven't quite finished yet!
The Protea cynaroides are just starting to open:
This is the tallest Othonna quinquedentata (five-tooth baboon cabbage) we've ever seen! They are very difficult to photograph with their loooong stems and tiny yellow flowers:
A green-leafed Euryops, but which one? They are coming up all over!
The Agapanthus walshii are gradually going to seed, but many of the pods fall off, leaving bare stalks:
But around this one we found about six or eight seedlings and more where the Southeaster has blown them. One can be seen beyond and to the right in the picture above.
A Leucadendron:
... with lots of flowers:
Finally, this flowering gum next door is a crowd-stopper!
As usual, there was lots more! Until next time..... :-) Andy
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As usual beautiful photos, The Lobelias of great interest, 1st one erinus, 2nd one difficult but how about pinifolia for the 3rd one? Equal of interest the Ericas, the Euryops? some doubts,could it be another species altogether.
ReplyDeleteThe Eucalyptus ficifolia? shouldn't that be Corymbia ficifolia reclassified in 2009.
All greatly interesting.