The West Coast of South Africa is well known for the annual display of wild flowers that seem to burst into sight almost out of nowhere. Most people associate the “flower season” with the months of August and September, and while these months are a good time to view the flowers, many times the best flowers are already in bloom by the end of July and depending on the weather conditions, flowers can even be seen during early October.
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Thank you! It was such a find!
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Simply beautiful. I have never seen one of these before. If I had I certainly wouldn’t forget it. Great photo.
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Dankie! Ja ek was net so verras toe ek dit die eerste keer gesien het!
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Wow, dis nou pragtig. Al gehoor van die benaming maar nooit kon dink dis so n pragtige kleurvolle blommetjie nie!
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How pretty!
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I agree! 🙂
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Onse Weskus blomme!
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Ja dit is so mooi!
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It is so pretty, may I exchange some seeds? I have many different kind of flowers and like to experiment some more. — Jane
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Thank you Jane! I am not sure were to get seeds, but try to find some for you!
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Thank you if you would even try! I really appreciate. 🙂 You can check my blog I have many plants…if there is anything you like, I can send some to you as gift. I collect seeds (also grow some plants from seeds) and donate them for charity fund raising. Though it doesn’t raise huge amount of money but it is positive! 🙂
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I will try my best!
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Thank you so much! It has small bulbs under ground but I like to try seeds if possible. Did you see any thing you like to grow that I have? Please let me know, thanks! 🙂
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You can order directly from http://www.capeseedandbulb.com/ . The Geissorhiza radiens ( wine cups ) cost £ 8.00 for 10. Hope that will be in order
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Thanks! I found this site they do ship overseas.
http://www.silverhillseeds.co.za/byEntireCat.asp
I am not sure if Cap Seed & Bulb do that. The most important thing as gardeners care about when growing plants from seed is how fresh are those seeds. I have learn about this plant is that it will take 3 years to grow from seed to flower.
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Fantastic flowers and colours. I love them. 😀
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Thank you! The colours are so vibrant!
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Wow, I have never seen anything like it, and so beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you Fae! I was so excited when I saw it for the first time!
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Thank you! They are beautiful! The translation for Kelkiewyn in Afrikaans (a language in South Africa) is “glass of wine”.
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I have never seen these before. the purple and red separated by a thin white line is amazing. Thanks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geissorhiza
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