My trip in the land of Aloe : South Africa

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My trip in the land of Aloe : South Africa

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Hi all,

In July, I had a wonderful trip in South Africa, a land of Aloe.
so I'ld like to share some interesting pictures to succulent lovers here.

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After a wonderful overnight in The Palace of Sun City,
I take safari tours around NE of the South Africa.

Me with blooming Aloe marlothii in front of an entry to the game reserve.
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At Sabi Sabi Game Reserve of Kuger National Park area,
I found this striking 'Impala Lily' or Adenium obesum var. multiflorum.
And sorry !!! I couldn't stand to ask a special permit for getting out of car
and taking pic with this amazing pachycaul succulent.
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But you know, five minutes later, we found a pride of 7 lions, ready for hunting !!!
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I had no idea, if this Dumbo eat that beautiful Adenium, but I think he shouldn't,
as 'Impala Iily' is one of a real poisonous plant.
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Really cute, isn't it , I took this at Entabani Private Reserve.
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My first shot of a night safari, this's a beautiful female leopard.
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I took a domestic flight from Sabi Sabi back to Johanesberg and then Cape Town.
There, I visited one of the world's best, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden.
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Inside the Botanical Society Conservatary, it's a wonderful place for us!!!
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A coning Welwitschia mirabilis beside a rare caudiciform Cyphostemma uter.
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One of the most interesting corner is here, Bulb...that our friend, Nick love.
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A rare succulent, Aloe haemanthifolia
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The best thing, overthere, you can enjoy shopping plant that you want !!!
in the plant shop of the Bot Garden.
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This finbos flowering plant was showed at visitor center,
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but I think, too much pic, now ?!
So, I will show a next post, some wonderful plants at the Harold Potter Nat. Bot. Gard.
All of you couldn't miss !!!
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Re: My trip in the land of Aloe : South Africa

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Hi Stephania,

You obviously had a wonderful trip to South Africa. The animals look nearly as interesting as the succulents!!

The Kirstenbosch shop looks excellent too - pity it's in S. Africa! What was it like as a book shop - or maybe you didn't even notice the books?

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Very, very, nice
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Re: My trip in the land of Aloe : South Africa

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Hi Stephania,
Loooks a really nice trip. A real flavour of the place. I was interested to see the Welwitshia - but did not notice the cones. Hopefully mine are going to cone next year (at least one is showing signs of it I think - this is the dangerous time with cold months ahead). I was looking at Key for some but failed to spot them.

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Re: My trip in the land of Aloe : South Africa

Post by phil »

Hi Stephania, Very nice set of photos, it looks as though you had a magnificent trip! I particularly like the 'Boophone haemanthoides' a lovely plant.



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Re: My trip in the land of Aloe : South Africa

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Colin,

Last December I was in Cape Town and spent 3 days at Kirstenbosch. The book shop there is fantastic. I must have spent a small fortune there - really went over board! Not only succulent books. There is a big range on South African flora.

My big problem was I was hugely overweight on the flight home!

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Re: My trip in the land of Aloe : South Africa

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Hi Colin & Aloenut,

Sure, I found a lot of interesting text book overthere,
but I spent most of my money on rock, statue and a bunch of succulents for my friend and my collection,
most were bulbs in genus Ledebouria and some intersting Sansevieria with a few Hawothia.

Encephalartos, an interesting cycad was offered in very reasonable prize, but I couldn't get, as listed in CITES appendix.

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Re: My trip in the land of Aloe : South Africa

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Hi Phil,

So do I, Bulb is my favourite plant too, but some can't grow here, as it's too hot.

This is another species I found in the conservetary.
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But this one I found, as native plant, on a hill near The Palace Hotel in Sun City.
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Re: My trip in the land of Aloe : South Africa

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Hi Chris & Roy,

In fact, if I had more time, yes more money, I could go to Namibia desert,
close to South Africa, to observe that amazing Welwitschia in its habitat.
stephania

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On the way to Hermanus town for whale waching,
I visited the Harold Potter National Botanical Garden. Look, what I found.

A gigantic, 500 years old Fan Aloe : Aloe plicatilis.

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It's really hard to believe that hundreds of fan came from a single huge trunk.

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