As much as we love the country we travel to, both husband Pieter and I do love nature!
So whenever we have a chance, we admire the flowers and things of natural beauty.
Beautiful Proteas in the garden... Africa's famous export flower!
En route to the mushroom farm in Tongaat KwaZulu-Natal the road was lined with Canna lilies and also you can see the blooming Flamboyant trees with their red blossoms.
Flamboyant tree loaded with blossoms.
Guess this one was near the mushroom farm...
Kaffirboom S. Africa Erythrina caffra Coral Tree
Aloe Candelabra S. Africa that we saw near Joburg where we also saw Baboons eat... near a huge dam.
Guess Pieter tried to capture the Weaver bird's nest but also a Bougainvillea is seen here.
Post card with flowering gums in the foreground
Bouquet of Proteas on a post card
Protea from a slide we bought, there are so many varieties
GIANT PROTEA S. Africa Protea Cynaroides specimen
CAPE ERICA S. Africa Ericaceae
ROYAL PAINTBRUSH S. Africa
Thank you for your visit to this South Africa Flora post.
Stay tuned for the next Part XVI where I show the special little gifts I brought back home...
Stay tuned for the next Part XVI where I show the special little gifts I brought back home...
Related links:
Part XIV - The Royal Hotel in Durban, South Africa | previous post by me
Part XIII - Medallion Mushrooms, Stellenbosch, South Africa | previous post by me
Part XII - Cape Malay Wedding in The Company's Garden, Cape Town, S.A. | previous post by me
Part XI - Rhodes Memorial on Devil's Peak in Cape Town, S.A. | previous post by me
Part X - Cape Town, South Africa | previous post by me
Part IX - BLAAUWKLIPPEN Homestead in Sellenbosch, South Africa | previous post by me
Part VIII - Stellenbosch, S.A. with its Cape Dutch Architecture | previous post by me
Part VII - Lanzerac Hotel in Stellenbosch, South Africa | previous post by me
Part VI - Interview at South African Broadcasting Corporation in Joburg | previous post by me
Part V - Tongaat Mushrooms in Bryanston, South Africa | previous post by me
Part IV - INDABA Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre in Bryanston, South Africa | previous post by me
Part III - Highveld Mushrooms in Bryanston, South Africa | previous post by me
Part II - Pretoria and Sandton City, South Africa | previous post by me
Part I - Johannesburg, South Africa | previous post by me
My South Africa Publication Around Husband Pieter's Lectures at Congress | previous post by me
Part XIV - The Royal Hotel in Durban, South Africa | previous post by me
Part XIII - Medallion Mushrooms, Stellenbosch, South Africa | previous post by me
Part XII - Cape Malay Wedding in The Company's Garden, Cape Town, S.A. | previous post by me
Part XI - Rhodes Memorial on Devil's Peak in Cape Town, S.A. | previous post by me
Part X - Cape Town, South Africa | previous post by me
Part IX - BLAAUWKLIPPEN Homestead in Sellenbosch, South Africa | previous post by me
Part VIII - Stellenbosch, S.A. with its Cape Dutch Architecture | previous post by me
Part VII - Lanzerac Hotel in Stellenbosch, South Africa | previous post by me
Part VI - Interview at South African Broadcasting Corporation in Joburg | previous post by me
Part V - Tongaat Mushrooms in Bryanston, South Africa | previous post by me
Part IV - INDABA Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre in Bryanston, South Africa | previous post by me
Part III - Highveld Mushrooms in Bryanston, South Africa | previous post by me
Part II - Pretoria and Sandton City, South Africa | previous post by me
Part I - Johannesburg, South Africa | previous post by me
My South Africa Publication Around Husband Pieter's Lectures at Congress | previous post by me
Love the proteas Mariette, they are so exquisite. Never seen that "Royal paintbrush" before, but it's pretty.
ReplyDeleteIn Australia they have the Hakeas which are the similar to proteas and they also have the Kaffirboom or Erythirina.
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteherzlichen Dank für deinen wunderschönen Post.
Alles Liebe
Elisabeth
Erg mooi,totaal andere flora daar en dat maakt het ook weer zo mooi apart,groetjes,Joan
ReplyDeleteHello Mariette, What fascinating and beautiful plant life South Africa has--indeed every bit as interesting as their famous animal life. You were lucky to get to enjoy it all up close.
ReplyDelete--Jim
I too loved the flora and fauna that South Africa offers to the naturalist. We left here in Autumn and it was wonderful to suddenly find ourselves propelled headlong into the most luxuriant Spring.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing colorful shining flowers to us in the cold weather.
ReplyDeleteHello dear Mariette!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful flowers,plants and trees of the Africa nature!
Some of the flowers I haven’t see before!
I really enjoyed your wonderful pictures!
Have a lovely week ahead!Hugs!
Dimi..
Such beautiful and colorful flowers, many unfamiliar to me. I especially love the photo of Canna lilies on roadside. And the post card with Table Mountain in the background.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful new week, Mariette!
Love those flowers.. the paintbrush flowers is so beautiful..
ReplyDeleteDeaerst Mariette,
ReplyDeletethis is such a wonderful Flora, you show us here!
Most of them I never have ssen befors ... thank you for sharing!
Wishing you both a wonderful week,
sending Love and hugs and blessings,Claudia xoxo
Dearest Mariette.....Thank you for the flowers. They are much appreciated on an cold, bleak morning.
ReplyDeleteWe are getting more snow today. Toes crossed that it does not match last week’s blizzard.
I have been enjoying your travelogue. What an adventure.
Stay warm.......*s*
Hi Mariette! Incredibly beautiful and special flowers. Have a lovely evening
ReplyDeleteSuch exotic flowers. My brother has sent us proteas for Christmas from Hawaii before. Right on the box it says "tropical flowers, keep from freezing" and I kid you not, they were left on the side of our garage in a snowbank!! xo
ReplyDeleteMariette pierwszy raz widzę taka roślinność.Kwiaty są śliczne.Pozdrawiam serdecznie.
ReplyDeleteQue maravilha, fores lindas.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e continuação de boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Hello, Dear Mariette - these are amazingly beautiful flowers and lovely scenes with the flowering trees. I love all the red rooftops in Cape Town and the dramatic mountains rising above. I hope you have a lovely weekend with warmer temperatures! Hugs xo Karen
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing those flowers! They are quite new to me! So gorgeous!
Stay well and have a lovely weekend.
Dera Mariette, the photos are so beautiful and beautiful and colorful flowers!!
ReplyDeleteHugs from Portugal, Manuela
Such amazing photos, the are a flower I am not familiar with but the look lovely
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