30 August 2010

Aandblommetjies

Every afternoon, around 3pm the red buds of Hesperantha falcata open to reveal starry white flowers. Standing barely 5cm high in a newly planted landscape, they are so... sweet?! I can't walk past them without melting inside.


I explained to the guys that they open in the afternoon and are sweetly scented in the evening to attract moths - pollinators. This will be just one of the wonderful scents which await visitors to the park as they make their way to the gate at dusk.


4 comments:

  1. Close up the aandblommetjies are thoroughly splendid.. sort of like the whole project

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  2. Marie seems to think I will learn a bit if I drop by now and then, so I shall.

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  3. Thanks - yes they are gorgeous.
    Webb - I find what you are looking for. At the moment the sole focus is on the biodiversity garden, but once the action slows down I intend to post some of the hundreds of plant pics I have taken during walks at Cape Point, in the Little Karoo, and in my garden.

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