Syncarpha vestita
The Cape Snow, or White Everlasting, when flowering is one of the most conspicuous plants from South Africa’s fynbos biome, growing in well-drained sandy or rocky soils from the Cape Peninsula to the area of George in the Garden Route. The plants have a very dense growth form up to 1m tall and grow rapidly from seeds after a fire, forming thick stands of plants that flower profusely from October to January and make for beautiful scenery. The tiny purplish flowers, located on a disk surrounded by the eye-catchingly bright white bracts, are pollinated by several kinds of beetles and the inflorescences last for a very long time, even after being cut. Within about 7 years the plants start dying; by then the surrounding vegetation has grown taller than it already and they’re no longer as obviously seen. The seeds then remain dormant in the ground until a fire restarts the process. Cape Snow flowers are used commercially, being popular in flower arrangements (and often dyed different colours).
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They are beautiful!
Even more than a photograph can capture, Kathy
Dit is ‘n pragtige blommetjie (met die mooiste naam). Ons het hulle baie op ons staptogte in en rondom Kaapstad gesien. Mooi foto’s!
Dankie, Corna! Hoewel hulle so volop is kan mens nie anders as om hulle te waardeer nie.
It is always fun seeing the flowers you highlight on your blog 🙂
Thank you very much, Anne!
Stem saam met Aletta, ken hul ook as sewe jaartjies. Dit moet ‘n pragtige gesig wees om so baie te sien blom.
Dis n prentjie wat my altyd sal bybly, Ineke
Ek onthou die blommetjies van my kinderjare af. Ons het in George gebly end dit Sewejaartjies genoem. Dit is pragtig!
Dis werklik iets pragtigs om hulle so die veld vol te sien staan!
Beslis💮💮
They look spectacular, Dries.
It’s a sight to behold, Tracy!
What a beautifully unique flower, Dries. Is it strange for a fire to start in a well-drained area or are these contained fires?
Wild fire – started by falling rocks, lightning, extreme heat etc – is an essential element of the fynbos ecosystem, Lois, and it is amazing how the plants have actually adapted to use it to their advantage!