Fynbos

[Peter Betts]

I am blessed to live along theCape Coast where the Fynbos exists ..Many Aloes and Proteas are in Bloom at the moment as is the Heather. Yesterday I went with the PE Camera Club to Van Stadens Wild Flower Reserve to witness this splendour ..This is the King Protea

[Klipspringer]

great photo

Have you seen and maybe some beetles?

[Lisbeth]

My mother used to have one of those brought back from SA to Switzerland. It was probably a dried one, but I don't know where it has ended up. Most likely became dust and thrown away

Lovely

[Alf]

Very nice

[Richprins]

Very good, Peter!

You must put up some homework about fynbos!

[Dzombo]

Peter, Very nice.

Another group of plants that I have tried growing here without much success

A few years ago, I bought about 10 Proteas (including cynaroides ) from a specialist nursery. About 60cm seedlings
Had them outdoors most of the year, and brought them into the greenhouse over the worst of the winter.
They did well for a few years, and then needed reoptting. I used a special acid based soil as advised by the nursery, but over the next 2 years or so I lost them all. Well I think I have one left that is sort of lingering

[Lisbeth]

It's a difficult task with plants from another ecosystem

[Richprins]

They should be quite resilient to cold weather?

[Lisbeth]

"Cold" is subjective

[Klipspringer]

They might need some fires