As we needed to check on any progress with the
Dovyalis lucida trees at Manilkara Meander, that was our first destination for the morning. While the
Dovyalis proved to have no sign of flowering there were still several other plants in flower:
Gerbera natalensis, Othonna natalensis, Ursinia tenuiloba, Erianthemum dregei, Acridocarpus natalensis, Salacia gerrardii, Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. oribinum and a very floriferous
Asparagus. The
Petopentia natalensis were at their peak, displaying their flowers at the tops of shrubs and trees.
In the forest where we sat enjoying lunch, Gail found some
Scadoxus membranaceus plants in fruit. We left the forest and headed to the grassland. We were soon amongst the flowers, finding
Ledebouria ovatifolia and
Eriospermum mackenii. Not far from these were a few
Euphorbia bupleurifolia, several of which were in a very attractive state of flowering.
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| Scadoxus membranaceus |
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| Ledebouria ovatifolia |
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| Eriospermum mackenii |
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| Euphorbia bupleurifolia |
Once over the brow of the hill we found the first of the Anemone caffra flowers of this season. Some new buds of bracken fern Pteridium acquilinum made interesting shapes. We made a circuit of the grassland, ending up near the forest margin where we found Geranium flanaganii and Burchellia bubalina in flower.
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| Anemone caffra |
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| Pteridium acquilinum subsp. acquilinum |
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| Geranium flanaganii |
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| Burchellia bubalina |
Participants: Alf H, Anne S, Dorothy M, Gail B-W, Graham G, Kate G, Maggie M, Tracy T.
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