Over the years that we have been living here, we have recorded the wonderful world of our wild flowers. Now join us on a colourful photographic journey… Ps. Keep referring back to this page, as we will be adding photos to this page from time to time.

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Pineapple Flower (Eucomis autumnalis) Wildepynappel
Pineapple Flower (Eucomis autumnalis) Wildepynappel
Pineapple Flower (Eucomis autumnalis) Wildepynappel
Pineapple Flower (Eucomis autumnalis) Wildepynappel
Botterblom (Gazania crebsiana)
Botterblom (Gazania krebsiana)
Wild Hibiscus (Hibiscus microcarpus) Wilde Hibiskus – Unlike the garden variety, which is a shrub, our local specie is a low-growing creeper with most of its bulk buried underground
Wild Hibiscus (Hibiscus microcarpus) Wilde Hibiskus – Unlike the garden variety, which is a shrub, our local specie is a low-growing creeper with most of its bulk buried underground
Wild Hibiscus (Hibiscus microcarpus) Wilde Hibiskus
Wild Hibiscus (Hibiscus microcarpus) Wilde Hibiskus
Bitterwortel (Pachycarpus schinzianus)
Bitterwortel (Pachycarpus schinzianus)
Bitterwortel (Pachycarpus schinzianus)
Bitterwortel (Pachycarpus schinzianus)
Indigastrum burkeanum
Indigastrum burkeanum
Indigastrum burkeanum
Indigastrum burkeanum
Bobbejaanuintjie (Babiana hypogea)
Bobbejaanuintjie (Babiana hypogea)
Bobbejaanuintjie (Babiana hypogea)
Bobbejaanuintjie (Babiana hypogea)
Platvoetaasblom (Brachystelma barberiae) – An unpleasantly scented, low-growing flower. The colour of the flower resembles that of rotting meat to encouraging pollination by flies
Platvoetaasblom (Brachystelma barberiae) – An unpleasantly scented, low-growing flower. The colour of the flower resembles that of rotting meat to encouraging pollination by flies
Platvoetaasblom (Brachystelma barberiae)
Platvoetaasblom (Brachystelma barberiae)
Platvoetaasblom (Brachystelma barberiae)
Platvoetaasblom (Brachystelma barberiae)
Platvoetaasblom (Brachystelma barberiae) – The seedpods of the “platvoetaasblom”
Platvoetaasblom (Brachystelma barberiae) – The seedpods of the “platvoetaasblom”
Birdcage Flower (Brachystelma circinatum)
Birdcage Flower (Brachystelma circinatum)
Birdcage Flower (Brachystelma circinatum)
Birdcage Flower (Brachystelma circinatum)
Birdcage Flower (Brachystelma circinatum)
Birdcage Flower (Brachystelma circinatum)
Wild Sweetpea (Sphenostylis angustifolia) Wilde-ertjie
Wild Sweetpea (Sphenostylis angustifolia) Wilde-ertjie
Wild Sweetpea (Sphenostylis angustifolia) Wilde-ertjie
Wild Sweetpea (Sphenostylis angustifolia) Wilde-ertjie
Patrysuintjie (Gladeolus permeabilis)
Patrysuintjie (Gladeolus permeabilis)
Patrysuintjie (Gladeolus permeabilis)
Patrysuintjie (Gladeolus permeabilis)
Patrysuintjie (Gladeolus permeabilis)
Patrysuintjie (Gladeolus permeabilis)
Patrysuintjie (Gladeolus permeabilis)
Patrysuintjie (Gladeolus permeabilis)
Swartteebossie (Gerbera piloselloides)
Swartteebossie (Gerbera piloselloides)
Swartteebossie (Gerbera piloselloides)
Swartteebossie (Gerbera piloselloides)
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Slymuintjie (Albuca setosa) Slymuintjie/Snotblom
Rooi-opslag (Hermannia depressa) – This plant grows flat on the ground, its downward-looking flower is only about 2-4 cm from the ground
Rooi-opslag (Hermannia depressa) – This plant grows flat on the ground, its downward-looking flower is only about 2-4 cm from the ground
Rusty Velvet Protea (Protea welwitschii) Fluweelprotea – Although proteas do not commonly grow on alkaline soils (such as out dolomitic soil) there are two beautiful specimens growing on the empty Plot 130 and also a possible specimen on plot 125 (it has not yet flowered)
Rusty Velvet Protea (Protea welwitschii) Fluweelprotea – Although proteas do not commonly grow on alkaline soils (such as out dolomitic soil) there are two beautiful specimens growing on the empty Plot 130 and also a possible specimen on plot 125 (it has not yet flowered)
Rusty Velvet Protea (Protea welwitschii) Fluweelprotea
Rusty Velvet Protea (Protea welwitschii) Fluweelprotea
Rusty Velvet Protea (Protea welwitschii) Fluweelprotea
Rusty Velvet Protea (Protea welwitschii) Fluweelprotea
Bloutulp (Moraea thomsonii) – Our own wild iris
Bloutulp (Moraea thomsonii) – Our own wild iris
Bloutulp (Moraea thomsonii)
Bloutulp (Moraea thomsonii)
Harveya pumila - A spider using the Harveya flower as a hunting post
Harveya pumila – A spider using the Harveya flower as a hunting post
Harige Gifbossie (Gnidia kraussiana)
Harige Gifbossie (Gnidia kraussiana)
Small-leaved Fluff Bush (Lopholaena corlifolia) Pluisbos
Small-leaved Fluff Bush (Lopholaena corlifolia) Pluisbos
Small-leaved Fluff Bush (Lopholaena corlifolia) Pluisbos
Small-leaved Fluff Bush (Lopholaena corlifolia) Pluisbos
Small-leaved Fluff Bush (Lopholaena corlifolia) Pluisbos
Small-leaved Fluff Bush (Lopholaena corlifolia) Pluisbos
Aloe greatheadii var. davyana
Aloe greatheadii var. davyana
Urginea depressa
Urginea depressa
Urginea depressa
Urginea depressa
Asclepias brevipes
Asclepias brevipes
Asclepias brevipes
Asclepias brevipes
Asclepias meliodora
Asclepias meliodora
Asclepias meliodora
Asclepias meliodora
Asclepias meliodora
Asclepias meliodora
Eriosema cordatum
Eriosema cordatum
Eriosema cordatum
Eriosema cordatum