We walked the Contour Path above Hermanus Heights and Northcliff this morning, covering a distance of around 8 kms. The weather was cool and great for walking and the flowers were amazing. It is so interesting to see the changes from one week to the next. Now the Orchids will start coming out, and today we got our first glimpse of Disa bracteatus and Pterogodium catholicum. There were, of course, many species that we could not identify, but I show them all below. There are no doubt many errors in the names! Botanists will be appalled!!
A view of the beaches Berkheya sp. Drosera capensis Dilatris pillansii Drosera capensis Pelargonium cucullatum Aristea captata Aristea capitata Pelargunium longicaule Moraea tripetala Pelargonium cucullatum Thesium capitatum Gnidia pinifolia Struthiola argentea Aspalathus caledonensis Edmondia sp. Aspalathus sp. Leucospermum prostatum Dischisma ciliatum Wachendorfia panicullata Senecio sp. Senecio sp. Adenandra sp. Serruria rubricaulis Tricocephalus stipularis Ursinia sp. Passerina corymbosa Pseudoselago sp. Albuca juncifolia Moraea neglecta Rafnia juniperana Chironia melampyrifolia Trachyandra hirsuta Syncarpha speciosissima Rafnia capensis Lachenalia peersii Metalasia erubescens Dimorphothecum nudicaulis Erica cyranthoides Polygala bracteolata Sebaea exacoides Pseudoselago sp Geissorhiza aspera Metalasia erubescens Serruria sp. The new Sports Facilities Adenandra sp. Zygophyllum sissilifolium Struthiola sp. Aristea sp. Pelargunium longicaule Rafnia sp. Lobelia pinifolia Aristea spiralis Euryops abrotanifolius Mimetes cucullatus Lobostemon sp. Gazania sp. Protea scabra Leucospermum conocarpodendrum Leucospermum prostatum Helichrysum sp. Lampranthus bicolor Lobelia valida Aulax umbellata Erica imbricata Dimorphotheca nudicaulis Ixia sp. Pterogodium catholicum
Ornithogalum thyrsoidesHypocalyptus oxalidifolius Berkheya sp. Polyarrhena reflexa Berzelia lanuginosa Leucodendron xanthoconus Leucodendron sp. Brunia noduliflora Edmondia sp. Erica viscaria Phaenacoma prolifera Babartia longycyma Protea repens Erica corifolia Leucospermum cordifolium