Veld & Flora Articles10 Years of articles about plants.[Articles scanned] [Technology used] [About Veld& Flora] In keeping with our aim to use print resources and archived information to bring you the best, richest site of on- line information about the plants of southern Africa, we have reproduced selected articles from past issues (1990-1999) of Veld & Flora, the journal published the Botanical Society of South Africa. We are extremely grateful to the individual authors and to the Botanical Society for their consent to republish this material on this website. Articles scannedGeneralVeld gardening by Ernst van Jaarsveld (several articles on how to create indigenous gardens in various parts of SA).1999Aloe lutescens by C Todd and T Rambuda Aspects of Ipomoea by Mienkie Welman - morning glories and moonflowers. Bellflowers by Chris Cupido and Ferozah Conrad - about SA Campanulaceae Between the tides and a hard place by G Maneveldt - surviving in the tidal zone Carnivorous plants of South Africa by R Gibson Christmas bells by Graham Duncan - about Sandersonia, Gloriosa and Littonia Codon flowers by S Gess - pollination strategies Dendrochronology by E February - tree rings Euphorbia perangusta by Ralph Peckover - rare plant Gardening with butterflies by Jill Reid Geckos in the greenhouse by Ernst van Jaarsveld Hesperantha by Peter Goldblatt and John Manning Hypoxis by Y Singh Indigenous climbers for the garden by Ernst van Jaarsveld Indigenous houseplants by Ernst van Jaarsveld Ixias by Graham Duncan Kniphofia bruceae by J C MacMaster - giant yellow poker Lachenalias of the Eastern Cape by T Dold & D Weeks Mutavhatsindi by Colleen Todd - a medicinal tree Brackenridgea zanguebarica Obtaining a plant collecting permit - regulations on plant collecting in SA. Rhizaheaths by C Builey - "sandy coatings" on grass roots. SA Blubells by Sarah Gess - about Wahlenbergia What flower is that? by Werner Voight - about saprophytic fungus Anthurus archeri Brachystelma by Ralph Peckover - B. caudatum, a rare Western Cape species. Birds, wasps and Tylecodon by S Gess et al - pollination of T.paniculatus and T.hallii. Gardening for butterflies by Jill Reid - attracting the African monarch to your garden. Greyia flanaganii by E M Steyn and G Smith Heirs apparent by Caroline Joubert - plants thriving after the fire at Betty's Bay. Indigenous houseplants by Ernst van Jaarsveld Nectar of the proteaceae by S Nicolson and B E van Wyk - different sugars in the nectar attract different pollinators. Succulent euphorbias from Namibia by P Burgoyne and G Germishuizen Sundews by Gavin Maneveldt - insect-eating Drosera species from the W.Cape. Unusual geophytes of the succulent karoo by Karen Esler & Philip Rundel - bulbs whose form relates to function. 1997Buchus for every Garden by Brenda Szabo - aromatic plants from the Rutaceae. Gardening with Gabions by Ernst van Jaarsveld - indigenous plants for terraced gardens. How to conserve Carpobrotus by Glen du Preez and Karen Esler- suurvy jam. Kalkoentjies by Peter Goldblatt and John Manning - Cape and Namaqualand Gladioli Moraeas of the W Cape by Graham Duncan - rare species cultivated at Kirstenbosch. Of crustose corallines and lichens by Gavin Maneveldt - marine life on seashore rocks Wild Garden
- Butterflies in your backyard by Jill Reid
Mimetes chrysanthus by John Winter and Hildegaard Crous The Cape aloe by Ernst van Jaarsveld - Aloe ferox and its uses Amarylllis belladonna by SD Johnson and D Snijman - flowers best after fire. Raphia palms at Mtunzini by Roy Osborne Rare gladiolus found at Elim (Gladilous meridionalis) by Barry Heydenrych Portrait of a medicinal tree (Warburgia salutaris) by Jeremy Hollman et al
What is Gladiolus cruentus? byJ manning and P Goldblatt Rare and interesting plants of the Namib desert Part 3( Acanthosicyos horridus, Arthraerua leubnitziae and Orthanthera albida) by Magda Nel Winterberg Cycad (Encephalartos cycadifolius) by J Donaldson Clematis brachiata ex clematopsis scabiosifolia by Rachel Saunders Kirstenbosch Bell by C B Tucker Cupid comes in many guises by J Manning and Peter Goldblatt -about fly pollinators in the Overberg Know your arums by Y Singh Fynbos and Rodents by Jan Vlock Aardvark and cucumber by J Hollman et al Woodroses by C Dzerefos - shapes formed by parasitic mistletoes. Surviving dessication by H Sherwin and J Farent - South African resurrection plants.
Love among the flowers by S Gess and F Gess- pollination of Monopsis debilis by special bee. Staavias in cultivation by F Powrie Mountain strawberries by D McDonald and J Donaldson -the strawberry everlasting, Syncarpha eximia Turning the screws on bog bugs by N Crouch - the carnivorous plant Genlisea hispidula Limestone fynbos by B Heydenrych - patches of limestone fynbos in S Cape. Two oceans: influence on algae by Margo Branch Swamp daisy and friends (Osmitopsis) by D McDonald Treasures of semi-arid areas (Huernias and Duvalia) by B Pike Why the halfmens faces North by P Rundel - Pachypodium namaquanum Namib caper by E van Jaarsveld - Capparis hereroensis Rare and interesting plants of the Namib deserts by Magda Nel - Part 1 Seed holding strategies of Rogeria longiflora, Aptosimum spinosa, Blepharis grossa, Geigeria ornativa Fire and Ice by Shirley Pierce- using mesembs to stop fires. Two rare Cape Amaryllid species by D Snijman - Haemanthus canaliculatus and Cyrthanthus leucanthus Leucospermum praecox by O Malan and S Malan
Pyjamas in the veld (Androcymbium) by B Pike Rare grass from table Mountain by N Barker - Pentamaris longiglumis Soil and Seed harvesting ants in the karoo by R Dean and S Milton - harvester ants enrich patches of soil Plight of Protea pruinosa by J Vlok - how this protea has adapted to harsh conditions Beauty and the Beast by S Johnson and K Johnson - Cape orchid pollinated by horseflies Remarkable nama plakkie by Ernst van Jaarsveld - Tylecodon singularis Cape Sundew by R Gibson - Drosera capensis Major re-discovery of Disa minor by H Kurzweil Wild irises for the garden by Graham Duncan - Dietes species Medicinal and aromatic plants by Gill Scott Wild seringa by Danie Dry - Burkea africana Ocotea bullata by M Thomas - growing stinkwood trees from cuttings Coralline algae by D Keats Buzz pollination of Orpheum frutescens by S Johnson Confusing confetti bush by D McDonald - difference between Coleonema pulchellum and C. pulchrum Betty's Bay fire stimulates display of orchids by W R Litveld and H Kurzweil Compass flowers by E Moll - use a Leucospermum as a compass in the field. Pelargonium tricolor by D McDonald and Fiona Powrie Kukumakranka by C Lighton - Gethyllis afra Kukumakranka- past and present by L Litved - Gethyllis species Why is Haemanthus pumilo a rare and endangered species by A Summerfield Woody iridaceae by Peter Goldblatt - Nivenia, Klattia and Witsenia Welwitschia mirabilis in cultivation at Kirstenbosch by E van Jaarsveld Ericas of the Cape Peninsula by Liz Ashton Growing succulents under cover by Clive McDowall - article focuses on Asclepiads Nara by Cornelius Berry - Acanthosicyos horridus - an edible melon from the desert Plectranthus fruticosus and its cultivars by Ernst van Jaarsveld Scents and sensibility by Steve Hammer - scent among the mesembs. Heuweletjies by Guy Midgley and Timm Hoffman Harvesting Seaweeds by Rob Anderson - Gelidium species What are the implications of being a climbing plants by D Balfour and William Bond Who says they are boring? by Fiona Powrie - Pelargoniums Honey bells by Ernst van Jaarsveld - Freylinias Enigmatic Clanwilliam cedar by P T Manders et al - Widdringtonia cedarbergensis Cyrtanthus by G D Duncan Fire-lilies by Pat Brown and Dave Le Maitre - Cyrtanthus ventricosus A show of Plectranthus by Anthony Hitchcock Indigenous plants for Cape Coastal gardens by Barrie Low Success with Staavia dodii by Mary Wolff Crinum bulbispermum by I Oliver Wetland plants as craftwork resource by D Heinsohn and Tony Cunningham - especially Juncus krausii Erica nana by Anthony Hitchcock A quiet walk down the Camphor Avenue by H P Linder SA Jasmines for the Garden by Rod Saunders Bulbinella by Pauline Perry Agathosma ovata by Mary Gould On restios and roofs by Dr John Rourke - all about thatching reeds. The thatching reed of Albertinia by H.P Linder - all about Thamnochortus insignis and thatching.
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