There's that dragonfly again! He just can't seem to open the flower!
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That's better! Nymphaea nouchali.
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Nymphaea nouchali |
High and dry! A Willow with roots exposed, showing how far the dam level has dropped.
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Willow roots |
These Lobelia tomentosa (?) seem to flower throughout the year, but they are particularly striking now!
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Lobelia tomentosa |
Whatever these shrubs / trees are, they are in full flower now:
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Unknown shrub/tree |
Flower detail:
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Flower detail |
Patches of pale yellow in the veld come from these which I think is Stoebe plumosa, Seriphium plumosum or slangbos, not popular with cattle farmers!
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Stoebe plumosa/Seriphium plumosum |
Another look at the tall Erica, watching the flowers develop:
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Unknown Erica |
It's the only one quite like this that we've found, and it seems to be different from the 'popular' ones.
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Unknown Erica, whole plant |
... for instance this Erica longifolia, growing not far away:
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Erica longifolia |
From this Erica, I went one way to look at this shrub:
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Unknown shrub, Rhus/Searsia? |
Leaf and flower (bud?) detail, could it be a Rhus, Searsia?
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Detail of leaf and flower/bud |
But Pippa called me over to look at what she'd found!
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Leucospermum oleifolium |
Overberg pincushion, Leucospermum oleifolium. We have been watching a weak specimen next to the cycle track for years, but this one puts it to shame!
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Flower, spent flower and growth |
Flower detail:
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Flower detail |
The last of this year's Pelargoniums?
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Pelargonium |
And the last of the Watsonia schlechteri?
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Watsonia schlechteri |
We haven't pinned this Daisy down yet, with its distinctive spent flowers:
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Unknown Daisy |
Underside of the flower:
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Flower detail |
These Ericas give the whole veld a mauve hue in places:
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Mauve Ericas |
Pagoda Flower, Mimetes cucullatus:
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Mimetes cucullatus |
It was a great joy to see these flowering together! After the clearing of the forest several months ago, these were completely smothered in cut branches which we pulled off. Liparia splendens and Agapanthus walshii:
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Liparia splendens and Agapanthus walshii |
:-)
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Liparia splendens flower |
Nearly home and we found the Many Umbrellas Heath Erica multumbellifera in full flower!
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Erica multumbellifera |
... and this pea-type, could it be Aspalathus psoraleodes?
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Unknown Pea-type |
:-) A
Still finding some nice colours... Watsonia, Pelargonium, Erica, Liparia, Etc. Also picked out some interesting plants/shrubs, the unknown rather similar to a laurel, tand the pretty yellow pea type. The willow roots? is that the summer causing the water fall will it be back in winter? The Nymphaea beautiful and what about that Rhus if that is correct, very good certainly a change for the good . As usual very interesting.
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