Blustery Northwester Sunday Flower Walk

There was a blustery Northwester today, making life quite unpleasant on the hills!

We've got so used to Oxalis being the only source of colour, imagine how excited we were to find this!

A Daisy, but which one?

A Daisy, but which? The leaves have been chewed off in places but those on the sand show the full shape.

The whole plant, showing the leaves

We retraced our steps from last week and found the plant we had marked with a ring of stones. What looked like a stalk  last week is in fact a third leaf. The others have grown longer in the meantime. Dominic has warned us that we will need an Orchid guide book this late winter!

What we found last week, the central 'stalk' is a third leaf

Once our eyes were tuned to this plant, we found more in that area.

We are still baffled by this plant which Pat says is not a Wachendorfia, despite its pleated leaves.

Pleated leaves, beautiful shapes, and not a Wachendorfia?

What is very noticeable is how hairy the leaves are.

The leaves are very hairy

We're watching this plant develop...... but what is it?

What is this?

The Fire Asparagus Asparagus lignosus have set many berries, green turning to deep red.

Berries on Fire Asparagus Asparagus lignosus

We're not sure what this will turn into.

What is this?

If all these Agapanthus walshii flower, right next to the road, it will be an impressive sight!

Many Agapanthus walshii!

Another unknown, growing at the base of a large rock.

What is this?

Is this a Rhus / Searsia? Pat said we should fold a leaf and then let go.

Folding a leaf on a suspected Searsia

..... If it leaves a white line, then it's diagnostic to one particular Searsia. This one did not!

No white line left after folding

Here are the sterile culms growing at the base of a burned Restio, which Anina told us to expect. The Swollen Restio Beetles Pseudorupilia seem to have disappeared.

Sterile culms growing at the base of a burned Restio

Just one Tritoniopsis lata made a welcome break to the grey and green.

Tritoniopsis lata flower

The Boy checking a new cycle track sign for smells!

New sign for cycle/hiking trail

The first bud on a Lanaria lanata! There will be hundreds soon!

First Lanaria lanata bud observed

That's it from us for this week!

Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes (s)he star'd at the Pacific...

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