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Tag: March

The stonecrop that thinks its a heath

Crassula ericoides subsp. ericoides (Crassulaceae)

The genus Crassula contains a diverse range of succulent plants. They are sometimes known in South Africa as stonecrops but that common name is usually used for the related genus Sedum. Here at Phillipskop we have a Crassula that supposedly looks like an Erica; at least that is what its…

Flora autumn, Crassula, Crassula ericoides, Crassulaceae, cultivation, Erica, February, March, propagation, scientific name, summer

Somewhere in the Middle

Drimia media (Hyacinthaceae)

The autumn bulbs are starting to appear again at Phillipskop. Drimia media is one of the first of these. It has rather subdued colouration to its flowers, but the petals glisten in the sunlight rather like tarnished metal. The petals are swept back, thrusting forward the stamens and style so…

Flora Asparagaceae, autumn, Drimia, Hyacinthaceae, March, Scilloideae

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