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Home Posts tagged "sewejaartjie"

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Forever Autumn

Syncarpha canescens (Asteraceae) Pienksewejaartjie

Despite their name the majority of everlasting flowers are finished by mid-summer. They remain on the bush but their glory has faded. The autumn-flowering Syncarpha canescens, Pienksewejaartjie, however starts flowering in April and continues on into July. It is not as bold and noticeable in the fynbos as its cousins,…

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Flora April, Asteraceae, autumn, June, May, Phaenocoma, sewejaartjie, Syncarpha

Everlasting Snow

Syncarpha vestita (Asteraceae) flowers

Snow is practically unheard of in the Klein River Mountains but in spring time, patches of the hillside are turned snow white. The plant is a member of the daisy family called Syncarpha vestita. It is one of the Everlasting Flowers or Sewejaartjies, and this species is also commonly known…

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Flora Asteraceae, Cape Snow, Compositae, December, everlasting, January, November, October, sewejaartjie, Spring, summer, Syncarpha, Syncarpha vestita

Everlasting shine

close-up of Phaenocoma prolifera (Asteraceae) flower

One of the beauties of the fynbos is the red everlasting, Phaenocoma prolifera. The bright magenta-red flowers appear in spring and, as the name suggests, last for a very long time, the colour gradually fading through pink as the summer progresses. Strictly speaking it is not the flowers but the…

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Flora Asteraceae, Compositae, everlasting, January, Phaenocoma, Phaenocoma prolifera, sewejaartjie, summer
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