Garden south african flowers

A Garden of South African Flowers  By: K. C. Stanford A first edition hardcover published by Maskew Miller in 1955 Green cover boards with black writing to the spine & front cover, binding is tight & strong, foxing to front & rear flyleaves, dustjacket is complete but with tear to spine & bookends Postage within South Africa R40.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation ETHNIE  

 All items sold as one lot  Includes: 1) South African Garden @ Home folder circa 1967 - 1970  2) Gardening under lights - 20 cards  3) Terrariums - 14 cards  4) Trees outdoors - 40 cards  5) Trees indoors - 33 cards  6) Cacti @ succulents - 39 cards  7) Garden flowers - 63 cards  8) Gardening techniques - 39 cards  9) Water gardening - 27 cards  10) Lawns @ ground covers - 32 cards  11) Roses - 26 cards  12) Herbs - 42 cards  13) Food gardening - 65 cards  14) Container gardening - 38 cards  15) Flowering houseplants - 54 cards  16) Foliage houseplants - 33 cards  17) African violets @ gesneriads - 15 cards  18) Bulbs - 37 cards  19) Begonias - 13 cards  20) Shrubs - 32 cards  21) Exotic houseplants - 29 cards  22) Landscaping @ special gardens - 38 cards  23) Children's gardening - 27 cards  24) Hanging @ vining houseplants - 31 cards  25) Ferns - 34 cards  All cards circa 1978 (821 total) See photos as part description 

Bobartia gladiata Seeds Bobartia is an evergreen genus in the Iridaceae family that has a creeping or erect rhizome as a rootstock. Most of the flowers are yellow. The 14 species are found in the western and eastern Cape of South Africa and are mostly montane and found in rocky sandstone soils. The Bobartia genus is named after the first curator of the Oxford Botanic Garden, Jacob Bobart.   Bobartia gladiata is a South African endemic species from the Western Cape Province. Afrikaans common names include Biesie, Biesieroei, Biesiesroei and Blombiesie. It grows from 20cm to 80cm tall with linear leaves and yellow flowers from spring to summer. On offer is a pack of 10 Seeds We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions.

Dierama mossii Seeds The genus Dierama, placed in the Iridaceae family, is endemic to Africa and contains around 45 species distributed from the southern Cape in South Africa to the highlands of Ethiopia. Most are found in the eastern mountainous regions of Southern Africa. Its greatest diversity is found in KwaZulu-Natal, where about 26 species occur. The genus name Dierama is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning a funnel, referring to the shape of the flower. Dierama is an evergreen, mainly summer growing geophyte. It has long, narrow tough fibrous foliage and pendulous bell-shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow, pink, magenta, mauve or maroon. It is recognized by its wiry, usually drooping spikes, and it can be quite dramatic in the garden. Common names include Angel’s Fishing Rod, Harebells, Fairybells, Wedding Bells, Fairy Fishing Rod and Wandflowers in English and Grasklokkies in Afrikaans. Dierama mossii is a South African indigenous species from the Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga Provinces. It grows to 1m in height. Unlike most other Dierama species, Dierama mossii thrives in damp soil. It has delicate mauve to pink flowers borne on erect stems during summer. The bid amount is for 1 Seed We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions.

Dierama pulcherrimum Seeds The genus Dierama, placed in the Iridaceae family, is endemic to Africa and contains around 45 species distributed from the southern Cape in South Africa to the highlands of Ethiopia. Most are found in the eastern mountainous regions of Southern Africa. Its greatest diversity is found in KwaZulu-Natal, where about 26 species occur. The genus name Dierama is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning a funnel, referring to the shape of the flower. Dierama is an evergreen, mainly summer growing geophyte. It has long, narrow tough fibrous foliage and pendulous bell-shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow, pink, magenta, mauve or maroon. It is recognized by its wiry, usually drooping spikes, and it can be quite dramatic in the garden. Common names include Angel’s Fishing Rod, Harebells, Fairybells, Wedding Bells, Fairy Fishing Rod and Wandflowers in English and Grasklokkies in Afrikaans. Dierama pulcherrimum is a South African endemic species from the Eastern Cape Province. It was previously known as Dierama longiflorum. It is an elegant perennial forming a clump of long, narrow, evergreen leaves, with tall, arching stems bearing nodding, bell-shaped, rosy-purple flowers 4-6cm long in summer. The bid amount is for 1 Seed We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions.

Dierama latifolium Seeds The genus Dierama, placed in the Iridaceae family, is endemic to Africa and contains around 45 species distributed from the southern Cape in South Africa to the highlands of Ethiopia. Most are found in the eastern mountainous regions of Southern Africa. Its greatest diversity is found in KwaZulu-Natal, where about 26 species occur. The genus name Dierama is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning a funnel, referring to the shape of the flower. Dierama is an evergreen, mainly summer growing geophyte. It has long, narrow tough fibrous foliage and pendulous bell-shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow, pink, magenta, mauve or maroon. It is recognized by its wiry, usually drooping spikes, and it can be quite dramatic in the garden. Common names include Angel’s Fishing Rod, Harebells, Fairybells, Wedding Bells, Fairy Fishing Rod and Wandflowers in English and Grasklokkies in Afrikaans. Dierama latifolium is a South African endemic species from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces. It is an evergreen perennial with grass-like leaves and in summer, it bears pendant pink or red, bell-shaped flowers, on slender, arching stems that move in the slightest breeze. The bid amount is for 1 Seed We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions.

Dierama erectum Seeds The genus Dierama, placed in the Iridaceae family, is endemic to Africa and contains around 45 species distributed from the southern Cape in South Africa to the highlands of Ethiopia. Most are found in the eastern mountainous regions of Southern Africa. Its greatest diversity is found in KwaZulu-Natal, where about 26 species occur. The genus name Dierama is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning a funnel, referring to the shape of the flower. Dierama is an evergreen, mainly summer growing geophyte. It has long, narrow tough fibrous foliage and pendulous bell-shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow, pink, magenta, mauve or maroon. It is recognized by its wiry, usually drooping spikes, and it can be quite dramatic in the garden. Common names include Angel’s Fishing Rod, Harebells, Fairybells, Wedding Bells, Fairy Fishing Rod and Wandflowers in English and Grasklokkies in Afrikaans. Dierama erectum is a rare South African endemic species from the KwaZulu-Natal Province. It grows to 1.5m in height and has crowded pink flowers borne on erect stems during summer. It is an unusual dierama, having stiff, upright, flower spikes, unlike most other dieramas which have long, gracefully droopimg flower stems. The bid amount is for 1 Seed We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions.

Khadia acutipetala Seeds The succulent plants of this genus have long been known as an additive to alcoholic fermentations, making them extra potent. It is the thick underground roots that are added to the brews. The plants make attractive rockery subjects, forming low, dense clumps with showy flowers. This mesemb genus comprising six species is confined to grassland or open woodla nd of the northern provinces of South Africa. This is unusual, as most other mesemb genera are found further south, the highest diversity being in the Succulent Karoo. Khadias are not very popular as garden plants. They have been used traditionally as a fermentation agent, but traditional brews containing these plants are becoming increasingly scarce. Khadia acutipetala is commonly known as Khadi and Khadiwortel. It is a South African endemic species from the Gauteng and North West Provinces. It is synonymously known as Khadia nationae, Mesembryanthemum acutipetalum and Mesembryanthemum nationae. Khadia acutipetala has compact clusters of keeled leaves. This species is edible! During summer it bears dark pink/magenta/shiny plum-colour flowers. You're buying a pack of 10 Seeds We will supply you with all the germination instructions.

Bulbine favosa Seeds The genus Bulbine is placed in the Asphodelaceae family and comprises more or less 73 species occurring in Africa and Australia. In southern Africa you will find 67 species, of which 62 are indigenous to South Africa, whereas only six species are found in Australia. Of the southern African species only five extend into tropical Africa. The genus is consequently considered to be a southern African entity. The genus is characterized by water-wise succulent plants with lax or compound racemes (flowers borne on stalks along an unbranched axis, lower ones opening first) of mostly yellow (very rarely white, orange or pink) flowers with bearded stamens. It is closely related to Bulbinella but has flowers that are "bearded" with hairy stamens. Many Bulbine species have medicinal uses too. Bulbine favosa is a South African endemic species from the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West and Western Cape Provinces. It is synonymously known as Anthericum favosum, Bulbine concinna, Bulbine dubia, Bulbine filifolia, Bulbine mayori, Bulbine rigidula, Bulbine setifera and Bulbine trichophylla. It grows from 15 cm to 20 cm tall with slender leaves. During autumn it bears yellow flowers. You're buying a pack of 10 Seeds We will supply you with all the germination instructions.

The genus Moraea belongs to the Iridaceae family and is a close relative of the genus Iris. It is accepted that it evolved independently from Iris itself, which is restricted to the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, it is strictly an African genus extending from Nigeria and southern Ethiopia, into the African highlands down to the southern tip of Africa where winter rainfall is predominant. Many are indigenous to South Africa. It is in the winter rainfall area where one finds the highest concentration of Moraea species. They have long narrow basal leaves, sometimes only one per corm and large yellow, pink, orange, or bicolor flowers with six fairly equal tepals. The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert Moore. Moraea s have iris-like flowers. They make good potted plants and are suitable rockery plants too. Most enjoy well-drained soil and full sun to flower best. Moraea cooperi is a rare South African endemic species from the Western Cape Province where it is found growing on seasonally wet flats, in sandy soil or rocky alluvium at the base of high mountains from Tulbagh to Worcester to Caledon and Stanford. It was previously known as Gynandriris apetala, Gynandriris stenocarpa, Moraea apetala and Moraea stenocarpa. It grows to 25cm tall with branched stems. During summer it bears pale yellow 3-tepalled flowers with delicate purple veins.

The genus Moraea belongs to the Iridaceae family and is a close relative of the genus Iris. It is accepted that it evolved independently from Iris itself, which is restricted to the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, it is strictly an African genus extending from Nigeria and southern Ethiopia, into the African highlands down to the southern tip of Africa where winter rainfall is predominant. Many are indigenous to South Africa. It is in the winter rainfall area where one finds the highest concentration of Moraea species. They have long narrow basal leaves, sometimes only one per corm and large yellow, pink, orange, or bicolor flowers with six fairly equal tepals. The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert Moore. Moraea s have iris-like flowers. They make good potted plants and are suitable rockery plants too. Most enjoy well-drained soil and full sun to flower best. Moraea elliottii is a South African indigenous species from the Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Western Cape Provinces. It was previously known as Moraea juncifolia, Moraea macra, Moraea stewartae and Moraea violacea. Commonly known as Bloutulp in Afrikaans this summer growing species grows to 50cm tall with a terete/channelled leaf. From spring to autumn it bears attractive blue-violet flowers with yellow to orange nectar guides.

Leonotis is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family Lamiaceae. It comprises 9 species. One of these, Leonotis nepetifolia, is native to tropical Africa and southern India. It is naturalized throughout most of the tropics. The other 8 species are endemic to southern Africa. Leonotis was named by Robert Brown in 1810 in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. The name means "lion's ear". It will attract birds, butterflies and bees to the garden.           Leonotis intermedia commonly known as Wild Dagga, Broad-leaved leonotis or Minaret flower is a South African indigenous species. It can be found in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Previously it was known as Leonotis bachmannii, Leonotis brevipes, Leonotis dysophylla, Leonotis intermedia var. natalensis and Leonotis malacophylla. It forms a robust shrub that grows to 2 meters tall. It has velvety leaves that are silvery on the underside. From summer to autumn it bears eye-catching orange flowers that are filled with nectar.

Hesperantha grandiflora Seeds Hesperantha is a cormous genus in the Iridaceae family with 79 species. Four are found in tropical Africa, 37 in summer-rainfall southern Africa, and 42 in winter-rainfall southern Africa. Many of the former are found in the eastern southern African Drakensberg in Kwa Zulu-Natal. In spite of the large number of species there is limited variability in the floral structure. Flowers are radially symmetrical with a style that divides at the mouth of the tube into three branches that spread over the tepals. Most plants are short, 15 to 20 cm. tall or less. A number of them open late in the afternoon or early evening and those are often very fragrant. Hesperantha grandiflora is a South African indigenous species from the Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces. It was previously known as Acidanthera tysonii. Hesperantha grandiflora is a summer growing species that will reach up to 70cm tall. During autumn it bears a spike with one to six pink flowers with the flower tubes curved at the tips on opening. The flowers open as soon as the sun rises. It is normally found on damp grassy stream banks. On offer is a pack of 10 Seeds We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions.

Romulea hirta Seeds   Romulea is a genus in the Iridaceae family of about 90 species that is found both in South Africa and in Europe. Rootstock is a corm, globose, bell shaped to top shaped, compressed or asymmetric with a circular to crescent shaped basal ridge. This genus has flowers reminiscent of Crocus. Many are quite striking, especially the South African species and there is a great variation in color and markings of the flowers. They are easy to grow in pots and many are easy from seed, flowering rather quickly in some cases. Romulea hirta is a South African endemic species from the Northern Cape and Western Cape Provinces where it is found on damp dolerite and clay flats in the mountains. It grows from 5cm to 20cm tall with ciliate leaves. During spring it bears yellow flowers. Vernacular names include Froetang and Knikker. The bid amount is for 1 Seed We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions.

Romulea hantamensis Seeds   Romulea is a genus in the Iridaceae family of about 90 species that is found both in South Africa and in Europe. Rootstock is a corm, globose, bell shaped to top shaped, compressed or asymmetric with a circular to crescent shaped basal ridge. This genus has flowers reminiscent of Crocus. Many are quite striking, especially the South African species and there is a great variation in color and markings of the flowers. They are easy to grow in pots and many are easy from seed, flowering rather quickly in some cases. Romulea hantamensis is a rare South African endemic species from the Northern Cape Province where it can be found in Succulent Karoo on damp dolerite flats at elevations of m. It grows to 5cm tall with several grooved leaves. This species needs cold stratification to germinate successfully. It bears 3-6 brilliant magenta flowers with violet margins. The bid amount is for 1 Seed We'll supply you with all the germination & care instructions.