Into the Fynbos
Melianthus major, touch-me-not, Kruidjie-roer-my-nie (Afr), Giant honey bush; much of the plant is toxic and it foliage smells like peanut butter, (foreground); Erica canaliculata, channelled heath (left)
Protea (prob.) nerifolia (perhaps) 'Pink Mink'
Protea (prob.) nerifolia (perhaps) 'Pink Mink'
Wikipedia says, Protea nitida (commonly called Wagon tree, Waboom or Blousuikerbos) is a large, slow-growing Protea endemic to South Africa. It is one of the few Proteas that grow into trees, and the only one that has usable timber.
Wikipedia says, Protea nitida (commonly called Wagon tree, Waboom or Blousuikerbos) is a large, slow-growing Protea endemic to South Africa. It is one of the few Proteas that grow into trees, and the only one that has usable timber.
Wikipedia says, Protea nitida (commonly called Wagon tree, Waboom or Blousuikerbos) is a large, slow-growing Protea endemic to South Africa. It is one of the few Proteas that grow into trees, and the only one that has usable timber.
South African collection curator (emeritus) Ron Aruda leading a garden tour of prospective Arboretum volunteers, 2009
Protea neriifolia 'Green September'
Leucadendron argenteum (Silver tree, Silver leaf tree, Afrikaans: Witteboom, or Silwerboom) in the background, restio ( background and right, across the road)
prob(??) P. nerifolia?
