The days are simply sublime at the coast in winter. The
season is already changing with the promise of spring and the beautiful Merwilla plumbea were
pushing through the earth and soon after the rain has gently fallen to the
earth they shall bloom in blue and catch our breath.
In
short slow steps we found the vulnerable Watsonia bachmannii flowering shyly in the
grass hugging a rock, this was the last of the flowers to be found as the rest
of the stalks had already set seed and was waiting for the winds of August to
scatter them into the valley below.
The Alberta
magna in its magnificent coral flowered and Burchellia bubalina was
in bud. The Erica's were still in flower but the show of
the ball was Erica cerinthoides. The Fire heath
it certainly is. It kept us admiring its beauty for a long time as it
grew nestled amongst rocks looking as if on fire.
Helichrysum
cymosum subsp. cymosum with its silver leaves with its round soft butter
yellow flowers looked so gentle as the sun washed over it. This plant is well
known for its medicinal properties.
Fire breaks had been burnt and Gerbera ambigua had
opened and in full flower, the pink at the back of their heads so
eye-catching Gazania krebsiana could also
be found scattered about trying to outshine the sun.
Debbie had known
Jade from school and teaching days and the two of them chattered away like long
lost friends. Debbie gave Rachel and Jade a lesson on the geology of
rocks, I think we could have all gathered around to have a very interesting lesson.
A wonderful day
exploring the rocks and the terrain and appreciating all that was in flower.
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| Watsonia bachmannii IRIDACEAE Vulnerable B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) |
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| Alberta magna Magnificent-flame RUBIACEAE Near Threatened B2ab(ii,iii,v)
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| Xyris natalensis XYRIDACEAE |
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| Dissotis canescens Pink Wild Tibouchina MELASTOMATACEAE |
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| Dissotis canescens Pink Wild Tibouchina MELASTOMATACEAE |
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| Plectranthus ciliatus Speckled Spur-flower LAMIACEAE
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| Psoralea arborea Mountain Fountain-bush FABACEAE |
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| Psoralea arborea Mountain Fountain-bush FABACEAE |
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| Disa baurii Bloumoederkappie ORCHIDACEAE |
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| Gazania krebsiana ASTERACEAE |
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| Gerbera ambigua Botterblom ASTERACEAE |
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| Smilax anceps Doringtou SMILACACEAE |
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| Burchellia bubalina Wild Pomegranate RUBIACEAE |
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| Euryops leiocarpus ASTERACEAE |
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| Diospyros villosa var. villosa Hairy Star-apple EBENACEAE |
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| Helichrysum cymosum subsp. cymosum Impepho ASTERACEAE |
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| Helichrysum cymosum subsp. cymosum Impepho ASTERACEAE |
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| Debbie giving Rachel and Jade a lesson on Geology. |
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| Rachel and Jade |
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| Grasslands. |
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| Cassinopsis tinifolia False Lemon Thorn ICACINACEAE |
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| Cassinopsis tinifolia False Lemon Thorn ICACINACEAE |
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| Our lunch koppie overlooking the beautiful reserve with breath-taking views. |
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| Erica cubica ERICACEAE |
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| Erica cubica ERICACEAE |
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| Crassula perfoliata heterotricha Red Treasure CRASSULACEAE |
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| Crassula perfoliata heterotricha Red Treasure CRASSULACEAE |
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| Crassula perfoliata heterotricha Red Treasure CRASSULACEAE |
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| Striga bilabiata subsp. bilabiata Small Pink Witchweed OROBANCHACEAE |
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| Debbie capturing flowers. |
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| Our gentle Alf. |
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| Erica aspalathifolia var. aspalathifolia ERICACEAE |
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| Caputia medley-woodii ASTERACEAE |
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| Erica cerinthoides Fire Heath ERICACEAE |
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| Erica cerinthoides Fire Heath ERICACEAE |
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| Erica cerinthoides Fire Heath ERICACEAE |
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| Aloe arborescens Krantz Aloe ASPHODELACEAE |
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| Anne being very brave high up high. |
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| Tracy capturing the spectacular Aloe arborescens growing on the rocks. |
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| Thesium cupressoides SANTALACEAE |
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| Polystachya pubescens ORCHIDACEAE Monocotyledons |
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| Phymaspermum acerosum ASTERACEAE |
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| Phymaspermum acerosum ASTERACEAE |
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| Phymaspermum acerosum ASTERACEAE |
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| Oldenlandia tenella RUBIACEAE |
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| Agathosma ovata False Buchu RUTACEAE |
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| Monopsis unidentata LOBELIACEAE Photo credit: Tracy |
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| Monopsis stellarioides subsp. stellarioides LOBELIACEAE Photo credit: Tracy |
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| Helichrysum ecklonis Ecklon's Everlasting ASTERACEAE Photo credit: Tracy
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| Gnidia coriacea THYMELAEACEAE Photo credit: Tracy |
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| Gerbera ambigua Botterblom ASTERACEAE Photo credit: Tracy |
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| Our dear Maggie. |
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| Gail |
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| Pondoland C.R.E.W. Maggie Abbott, Jade Barnes, Rachel Jarvis, Gail Bowers-Winters, Alf Hayter, Anne Skelton, Debbie King and Tracy Taylor Life is short. Smell the flowers. |
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