19 January 2021 Wildflowers on amahaqwa, Bulwer Mountain
January 23, 2021
On Tuesday, Nikki, her motto – Celebrate the Small Stuff, and I had glorious day doing just that, walking on amahaqwa, Bulwer Mountain, the skies opened to the bluest of blue, only eclipsed by the Agapanthus in full bloom.
This is a mountain ridge that is essentially an extension of the Drakensberg, albeit cut off from the main escarpment. As a result, there are the same rock strata, including getting above the Clarens Sandstone, and many of the flowering plants of the Drakensberg and Little ‘Berg are found here.
These are some of the flowers we saw….
Corycium nigrenscens
Disa versicolor
Disperis oxyglossa
Eulophia zeyheriana
Habenaria lithophila
Neobolusia tysonii
Pterygodium hastatum
Satyrium longicauda
Satyrium parviflorum
Schizochilus angustifolia
Afrotysonia glochidiata, a first for me
Agapanthus campanulatus
Ajuga ophrydis
Albuca setosa
Alepidea natalensis
Argyrolobium harveyanum
Berkheya possibly onopordifolia a first for meChaenostoma possibly polelense subsp. polelense another first for me!
Exquisite! What a beautiful post. Thank you so much.
Yesterday, I was taking a walk, and I stopped to smell a jasmine flower. It smelled so good, that I went in for another deep inhalation…. and then I hear laughing! Here I am on a busy main road, stealing a furtive sniff or two, and there on the footpath is a woman doubled over with laughter, which just got louder when I turned to her. Most shocks and surprises seem unwelcome, but this one…. too too funny. I was sprung! This jasmine plant is now a living part of her memories. She even asked me what it was as we passed, then she leaned in to take a closer look.. perhaps even a little sniff, who knows ….. There are a million ways to secretly spread joy, I have much gratitude to see a fellow traveller.
I’m so happy you were able to share our joy, thank you! I love your story, I would have done the same, smelt the rich sweet perfume. You certainly enriched her day, gave her something to laugh about, and maybe she will also see and smell the beauty as she walks. It’s always the journey that hooks me, so wander well dear lady, fellow traveller!
I completely agree about celebrating the small stuff but these finds are actually a big deal! What beautiful plants and such an awesome variety and that you can ID them too! I love the long-tongued bee approaching the Cycnium racemosum. That bicolour Eucomis is gorgeous – but then they all are. What a fantastic post that I will be revisiting. Thank you!
christeengrant 
Exquisite! What a beautiful post. Thank you so much.
Yesterday, I was taking a walk, and I stopped to smell a jasmine flower. It smelled so good, that I went in for another deep inhalation…. and then I hear laughing! Here I am on a busy main road, stealing a furtive sniff or two, and there on the footpath is a woman doubled over with laughter, which just got louder when I turned to her. Most shocks and surprises seem unwelcome, but this one…. too too funny. I was sprung! This jasmine plant is now a living part of her memories. She even asked me what it was as we passed, then she leaned in to take a closer look.. perhaps even a little sniff, who knows ….. There are a million ways to secretly spread joy, I have much gratitude to see a fellow traveller.
I’m so happy you were able to share our joy, thank you! I love your story, I would have done the same, smelt the rich sweet perfume. You certainly enriched her day, gave her something to laugh about, and maybe she will also see and smell the beauty as she walks. It’s always the journey that hooks me, so wander well dear lady, fellow traveller!
Stunning flower images, Christeen. Nature is amazing, especially close-up! 😄
Thank you Jane! Being in Nature has been my solace and spirit reviver in these strange time, so happy you enjoyed them! xxx
I completely agree about celebrating the small stuff but these finds are actually a big deal! What beautiful plants and such an awesome variety and that you can ID them too! I love the long-tongued bee approaching the Cycnium racemosum. That bicolour Eucomis is gorgeous – but then they all are. What a fantastic post that I will be revisiting. Thank you!
I’m so happy you enjoyed the post Carol, it was a magnificent day, one for the memory banks! Thank you! xxx
Definitely a day to treasure and your photos are a wonderful record xxx
P.S. I wondered who might notice the long-tongued bee 😉
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