Photo credit
Lisa Drogemoller.
Description
Disa atricapilla (Orchidaceae) A perennial up to 30cm with narrow cauline leaves (arising from the stem). The unusual coloured inflorescence is corymbose (flat-topped) with up to 20 flowers, the large wing-like side sepals are red and white with black tips, the petals and lip are maroon and speckled.
Also Posted as Part of Cee’s Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
FRIDAY CHALLENGEAlso Posted as Part of Cee’s Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
Also Posted as Part of Cee’s Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
Alcea rosea, the common hollyhock, (Stokroos in Afrikaans) is an ornamental plant in the family Malvaceae. It was imported into Europe from southwestern China during, or possibly before, the 15th century. William Turner, a herbalist of the time, gave it the name “holyoke” from which the English name derives.
Also Posted as Part of Cee’s Flower of the Day Photography Challenge.
Geraniums
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