One of the joys of living in the Eastern Cape is the abundance of plumbago blooming in gardens and all over the veld:
There are also these trumpet-shaped white flowers which I have not yet identified:
The Schotia afra is putting forth its scarlet blooms too:
The mother-in-laws-tongue (Sanseviera hyacinthoides) that has been flowering in the veld is also coming into bloom in my garden:
Looking very pretty in bare patches are a variety of succulents such as this ice-plant:
It is good to see that you have all these in bloom
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It is akin to having permanent spring for we have been denied such a variety of wild flowers for far too long, thanks to the drought.
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I can’t help laughing at the names given to some of these flowers (e.g., mother-in-law’s tongue)!
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You might like to read more about this plant on https://somethingovertea.wordpress.com/2018/02/16/mother-in-laws-tongue/
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lovely!
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Thank you, Graham.
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Pretty! The white flower looks like a type of Jasmine, is it fragrant? The last one opens like a magnolia… I looked it up and it isn’t related, but a member of the Malva family.
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The nearest I can come to it is Jasminum angulare. This specimen was photographed in a game reserve so I was unable to get out of the vehicle to smell it.
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I think you are spot-on with your ID, Anne
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Thank you very much for your confirmation, Dries.
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Lovely, lovely! Flowers never fail to delight.
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You are so right!
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Your flowers are a welcome sight during our dark days here.
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I am pleased they cheer you up at this drab time. They cheer us here too π
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Amazing what beauty a few drops of rain can conjure up!
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It certainly is! It is a joy driving out into the country and seeing a variety of flowers in bloom at the moment – as well as green grass π
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I do love the colour. So pretty.
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I like to brighten your winter π
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Itβs most welcomeπ. Weβre reaching record breaking lows.
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You sure are blessed with all the beautiful flowers from the rain and so many different types of flowers.
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Thank you; it is wonderful to be so!
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So fun to see all the green and blossoms. As I was chipping ice out of the birdbath today since it warmed up some.
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Having to chip ice out of the birdbath is not for me – here I have to keep filling them with water as it evaporates so quickly.
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I love the ice plant!
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We have such a wide variety here that I have yet to identify it π
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