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Eugenia capensis

Juicy berries from Eugenia capensis - the branches of this tree were hanging so low with this heavy laden fruit, the vervet monkeys just devoured them.

Dermatobotrys saundersii

Dermatobotrys saundersii - Tree jockey.
This plant belongs to the Snapdragon family. It is an Epiphytic forest shrub,  fairly rare and not that easy to grow. Iv'e had this one for 2 years now and there are times when it really appears to be dead, then all of a sudden a few leaves and these little orange tubular flowers that last about 10 days, then these hard scaly dark berries appear - you can see them in the background on the left. A really strange unpredictable plant!!

Leonotis leonorus

I don't have much sun in my garden so this was a lovely surprise - Leonotis leonorus (wild dagga) with it's fire orange flowers.

Rose Quartz

These Plectranthus have just flourished with the pieces of Rose Quartz placed around them.

Impala Lilly

This Impala Lilly I have had for 15 years - I always look forward to its flowers at the beginning of winter.

Indigfera frutescens

Indigofera frutescens - seeds, as soon as the winter afternoon sun falls on these seeds they snap open  - with everyone wondering what that noise is!!

Indigofera frutescens

Green veined Emperor, drinking sap from Indigofera frutescens

2 new flowering plants - so special !!

First time Ruttya fruiticosa has flowered - gift from Pam at Driefontein nusery.

Jammy Mouth has been in my garden for about 2 years, eventually decided to flower - they larger flowers than expected about 4cm in length and 1cm wide. They gorgeous.

.... and then I spot after being in my garden for about 3 years of no flowering  - Metarungia  longistrobus,  well this is what I bought it as - checked my books didn't correlate -  Googled and  I have Metarungia pubinervia,  Red Sundird Bush similar to Haleria lucida with  flowers shooting off the stem of the plant - such a surprise, all under cover outside my office - must be the crystal influence. Follow this link by Geoff Nichols for more about this beautiful Red Sunbird bush http://www.birdinfo.co.za/botanical/nectar/26_red_sunbird_bush.htm

These flowers are tooo beautiful - they shoot off the stem of the plant in this deep oxygenated blood red. No wonder they are missed by all, the flowers are not seen unless you move the branches and look beneath.

Autumn flowers this morning - all the Chakra colours

Was not aware of taking pics of all chakra colours - even have Soul Star -  but when editing noticed there was one of each - amazing - looks like spring!! All same morning in my Living garden

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