The first autumn rains bring the arrival of the Single-leaved Cape Stars, Pauridia monophylla, to the upper slopes of Phillipskop.…

One of the challenges of identifying species in the fynbos is that sometimes very different looking plants are classified under…

One of our most beautiful plants at Phillipskop and indeed in the Cape flora itself is Nerine sarniensis. But both…

The genus Wachendorfia consists of four species found exclusively in the Greater Cape Floristic Region. All four of them also…

The bright pink Ixia stricta, with its contrasting yellow anthers, appears towards the end of the season of spring bulbs…

February and March are the months for April Fools at Phillipskop. Or to be more helpful, they are the months…