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Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:36 pm
by nan
\O it's ok now... what beautifull pictures ^Q^
of Spring :-0

Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:52 am
by okie
lets just take another look at the orange coloured Namaqualand daisie - Dimorphotheca sinuata

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At this time of the year , you also get fields of white rain daisies ( Witbotterblom ) - Dimorphotheca pluvialis , basically very much the same as the orange variety

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Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:35 pm
by Lisbeth
F A V O L O S O O/\ O/\

Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:37 pm
by okie
And in between , other flowers , different colours such as these -- Limonium ( different ones of these too ) -- Statice -- ( Afrikaans - Papierblom ) they last forever and are great in dry arrangements although the flowers then usually turn white .

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Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:43 pm
by Lisbeth
O:V

Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 6:45 pm
by nan
wow, Wow, WOW O/\ O/\ O/\
so many Daisies and lot of others ^Q^

Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:21 pm
by Richprins
Not really into flowers, okie! But your point about the floral kingdom there is beautifully made! :shock:

Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:58 am
by okie
All these flowers are seen around within this the Worcester/Robertson area , and so on , along the roads , and in the fields .
Now , although to some extent , the displays are not necessarily as widespread ( huge patches ) like in Namaqualand , nevertheless worthwhile exploring .
In any event , although people tend to try and seek out those huge flower patches in Namaqualand , you also tend to come away somewhat " disappointed " if you do not experience that . The thing is , to really enjoy , you should go out amongst it , and check it out closely - at ground-level , so to speak .

Look at road-sides - yellow sorrel , orange gazanias , etc

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Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 11:04 am
by okie
Richprins wrote:Not really into flowers, okie! But your point about the floral kingdom there is beautifully made! :shock:
Just think of them as pretty girls , RP , and you will then really enjoy them ;-)

Re: When spring arrives in the Western Cape

Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 11:47 am
by Lisbeth
The flowers make the landscape smiling ^Q^ ^Q^