Tag: South Africa

FOTD : Wildflowers #5

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Colchicum coloratum

Family: Colchicaceae

Common names: cup and a saucer, men-in-a-boat (Eng.); bobbejaanskoen (Afr.)

Plants without stem. Two flat leaves, 48–180 x 20–80 mm, never curled, and generally smooth sometimes with small hairs, bracts ovate to round, purplish red, with green bases and 1–5 pinkish flowers. Tepal blades concave at the base, shorter than the tepal claw, stamen twice as long as tepal blades. Flowering time: July–August. The plant is found in the western Karoo and Bokkeveld Plateau, South Africa

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FOTD : Wildflowers #4

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Zaluzianskya affinis 
Verfblommetjie / Drumsticks

Zaluzianskya affinis is an annual herb that grows to 30 cm in height. The plant is commonly called northern purple drumsticks (or northern lilac drumsticks), differing from the southern purple (or lilac) drumsticks only insofar as its leaves are narrower and have sharply pointed tips. The leaves, particularly the upper ones, are alternate on the branched, hairy stems.

The flowers grow in dense spikes, white or pink to lilac in colour. Each flower has a long, thin corolla tube ending in five oblong petal lobes, widening and deeply notched at their tips. A yellow or orange eye or star forms the flower centre.

The flowers open in the afternoon and have a distinct honey scent at night. They received the drumsticks name from the shape of the dull to dark red buds. Flowering happens in winter and spring.

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THURSDAY’S SPECIAL – Pick a Word – 2020 – 1st ed.

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It is time for another Pick a Word themed challenge. As usual you get five words to choose from:

ESTIVAL  (belonging to or appearing in summer)

Summer fun!

CUISINE (a style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment)

Bobotie

RIFT (a crack, split, or break in something.) 

Fish River Canyon, Namibia

INSTRUCTIVE (useful and informative) 

Notices in Oranjemund

 

SPAN (of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of.) 

Storm River Bridge in South Africa
Storm River Bridge in South Africa

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