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Monday, January 15, 2018

Part XV - Flora from South Africa

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...


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



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18 comments:

  1. SamiJanuary 16, 2018 at 2:29 AM

    Love the proteas Mariette, they are so exquisite. Never seen that "Royal paintbrush" before, but it's pretty.
    In Australia they have the Hakeas which are the similar to proteas and they also have the Kaffirboom or Erythirina.

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  2. Elisabeth PalzkillJanuary 16, 2018 at 2:33 AM

    Liebe Mariette,

    herzlichen Dank für deinen wunderschönen Post.

    Alles Liebe

    Elisabeth

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  3. JoanJanuary 16, 2018 at 2:36 AM

    Erg mooi,totaal andere flora daar en dat maakt het ook weer zo mooi apart,groetjes,Joan

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  4. ParnassusJanuary 16, 2018 at 4:10 AM

    Hello 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.
    --Jim

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  5. RosemaryJanuary 16, 2018 at 5:32 AM

    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.

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  6. roughterrain craneJanuary 16, 2018 at 8:14 AM

    Thanks for sharing colorful shining flowers to us in the cold weather.

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  7. DIMIJanuary 16, 2018 at 11:16 AM

    Hello dear Mariette!
    Such 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..

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  8. TamagoJanuary 16, 2018 at 12:09 PM

    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.
    Have a wonderful new week, Mariette!

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  9. krishnaJanuary 16, 2018 at 4:33 PM

    Love those flowers.. the paintbrush flowers is so beautiful..

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  10. ClaudiaJanuary 16, 2018 at 11:37 PM

    Deaerst Mariette,
    this 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

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  11. smartcatJanuary 17, 2018 at 8:10 AM

    Dearest Mariette.....Thank you for the flowers. They are much appreciated on an cold, bleak morning.
    We 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*

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  12. Anne Hagman-NiilolaJanuary 17, 2018 at 2:21 PM

    Hi Mariette! Incredibly beautiful and special flowers. Have a lovely evening

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  13. Deborah MontgomeryJanuary 17, 2018 at 3:27 PM

    Such 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

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  14. NieprujsietakJanuary 17, 2018 at 11:29 PM

    Mariette pierwszy raz widzę taka roślinność.Kwiaty są śliczne.Pozdrawiam serdecznie.

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  15. Francisco Manuel Carrajola OliveiraJanuary 18, 2018 at 4:19 AM

    Que maravilha, fores lindas.
    Um abraço e continuação de boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  16. Karen @ Beatrice EuphemieJanuary 18, 2018 at 9:39 PM

    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

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  17. TomokoJanuary 19, 2018 at 8:19 PM

    Good morning, Dear Mariette,
    I enjoy seeing those flowers! They are quite new to me! So gorgeous!
    Stay well and have a lovely weekend.

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  18. CEM MANIASJanuary 23, 2018 at 7:32 AM

    Dera Mariette, the photos are so beautiful and beautiful and colorful flowers!!
    Hugs from Portugal, Manuela

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Mariette...