As it will be a while before we can get out into the field again, I decided to challenge the members of our CREW group to take photos of indigenous flowering plants in their gardens. I have been delighted with the response, as it has demonstrated:
- That there is plenty of floral interest in our gardens at the moment even as we head towards winter, having past the autumn solstice
- That our group members like to surround themselves with our indigenous plants even when not on one of our walks
Lloyd, whose lockdown accommodation does not give him access to a garden, elected to send photos taken last year in April when he visited some undeveloped land near Hillcrest, KZN.
We will be adding to the photos below as more plants flower in our gardens so it may be necessary to visit this post more than once to see all there has been to offer in the gardens.
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| Acalypha vilicaulis (TT) |
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| Aeollanthus parvifolius (DM) |
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| Aerangis mystacidii |
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| Aerangis mystacidii |
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| Alberta magna (MA) |
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| Albuca batteniana (TT) |
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| Aloe minima (LM) |
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| Aloe tenuior (AH) |
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| Ansellia africana |
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| Antidesma venosum |
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| Apodytes dimidiata fruits |
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| Aristea ecklonii |
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| Argyrolobium tomentosum |
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| Asclepias albens (MW) |
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| Asparagus falcatus fruits (TT) |
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| Asystasia gangetica (DM) |
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| Bachmannia woodii (DM) |
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| Barleria obtusa |
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| Barleria repens (DM) |
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| Barringtonia racemosa (MA) |
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| Bauhinia natalensis (DM) |
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| Bauhinia tomentosa (AH) |
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| Begonia homonyma (TT) |
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| Berkheya bergiana (DM) |
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| Berkheya bipinnatifida (DM) |
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| Berkheya speciosa (DM) |
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| Caputia medley-woodii (DK) |
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| Caputia medley-woodii |
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| Carissa macrocarpa (MA) |
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| Ceropegia linearis var woodii (GB-W) |
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| Chlorophytum modestum (DM) |
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| Clivia gardenii |
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| Clivia robusta (MA) |
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| Coleotrype natalensis (TT) |
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| Crassula expansa var fragilis |
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| Crassula obovata var obovata (GB-W) |
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| Crassula perfoliata var heterotricha |
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| Crassula southii |
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| Crassula streyi |
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| Crocosmia aurea |
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| Crotalaria natalitia (DM) |
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| Crotalaria virgulata subsp. grantiana |
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| Cryptocarya woodii fruits (DM) |
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| Curio radicans buds |
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| Curio radicans with visitor |
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| Cycnium tubulosum (DM) |
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| Deinbollia oblongifolia (TT) |
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| Delosperma rogersii (DM) |
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| Delosperma sp |
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| Delosperma tradescantioides |
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| Dietes grandiflora |
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| Dietes iridioides |
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| Disa nervosa (MW) |
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| Dombeya burgessiae |
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| Dracaena aletriformis |
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| Endostemon obtusiflorus |
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| Englerodaphne ovalifolia (DM) |
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| Eriocephalus africanus |
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| Felicia erigeroides |
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| Floscopa glomerata |
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| Freylinia sp. |
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| Gazania krebsiana |
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| Gladiolus dalenii (AS) |
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| Gladiolus ecklonii (LM) |
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| Halleria lucida |
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| Helichrysum auriceps (MA) |
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| Helichrysum confertifolium (LM) |
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| Hewittia malabarica (AH) |
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| Hibiscus calyphyllus (DM) |
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| Hibiscus canabinus (AH) |
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| Huernia hystrix |
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| Huernia volkartii |
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| Huernia zebrina |
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| Hypoestes forskaoli (TT) |
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| Hypoxis angustifolia (DM) |
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| Impatiens hochstetteri (LM) |
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| Indigofera micrantha |
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| Justicia betonica |
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| Justiia campylostemon (DM) |
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| Kalanchoe crenata |
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| Kleinia fulgens (DM) |
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| Kniphofia gracilis (LM) |
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| Lasiosiphon anthylloides (DM) |
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| Leonotis intermedia (DM) |
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| Lobelia anceps |
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| Nemesia caerulea (DM) |
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| Neonotonia wightii |
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| Ochna sp (MA) |
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| Ocimum labiatum (DM) |
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| Oplismenus hirtellus |
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| Osteospermum moniliferum (DM) |
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| Pelargonium tongaense |
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| Pelargonium zonale |
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| Persicaria lapathifolia (AH) |
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| Phyllanthus myrtaceus (DM) |
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| Pilogyne scabra (AH) |
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| Plectranthus aliciae |
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| Plectranthus ambiguus (AH) |
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| Plectranthus ecklonis (MA) |
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| Plectranthus madagascariensis |
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| Plectranthus saccatus var saccatus |
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| Plectranthus saccatus subsp. pondoensis (TT) |
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| Plectranthus spicatus |
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| Plectranthus stylesii (DM) |
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| Plumbago auriculata |
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| Polygala gazensis (MA) |
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| Polygala virgata (DM) |
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| Rhamnus prinoides (TT) |
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| Rhynchocalyx lawsonoides (MA) |
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| Rhynchosia caribaea (DM) |
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| Rhynchosia sordida (LM) |
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| Ripsalis baccifera fruits (MA) |
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| Rubia cordifolia |
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| Scadoxus membranaceus (DM) |
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| Searsia nebulosa (KG) |
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| Senecio macroglossus (TT) |
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| Senecio oxyodontus |
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| Sida rhombifolia (AH) |
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| Strelitzia juncaea (TT) |
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| Strelitzia nicolai |
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| Strelitzia reginae (AH) |
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| Streptocarpus formosus |
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| Syncolostemon rotundifolius (MA) |
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| Tarchonanthus littoralis |
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| Tecomaria capensis |
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| Tephrosia grandiflora |
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| Tephrosia macropoda var diffusa (DM) |
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| Tetraselago natalensis (LM) |
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| Thorncroftia longiflora |
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| Tricalysia capensis (DM) |
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| Truimfetta pilosa (AH) |
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| Truimfetta pilosa |
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| Turraea obtusa (DM) |
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| Turraea obtusa (DM) |
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| Vangueria bowkeri (LM) |
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| Watsonia densiflora (MA) |
Participants: Alf H, Anne S, Gail B-W., Debbie K, Dorothy M., Graham G., Kate G., Lloyd M., Maggie A., Matt W., Tracy T.
