Flower of the month (March 2012) – Protea subvestita
Common name: Lipflower protea / sugarbush
Qhoza, Zulu: Isiqalaba
Borrowed Qhoza name by Basotho: Seqalaba se sesoeu
Lipflower Protea - photo by Bokang Ntloko
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iSangoma’s headrest – Pamela Manning
Steven (from Maliba Lodge) (wearing one of the iSangoma’s head-dresses) accompanied us on a visit to the village and the local Medicine woman. Some of her ‘lotions & potions’ are visible in the background.
A big thank you to Pamela for sending us this image. Pamela has won herself a Maliba Mountain Lodge peak cap which we will be sending to her shortly.
Disa cephalotes subsp. cephalotes
Flower of the month (February 2012)
Disa cephalotes subsp. cephalotes
Photo by Bokang Ntloko
Basotho herdboy guitarist – Stew Nolan
Young Basotho boy with his makeshift guitar – Photo by Stew Nolan
Category: Photo of the month |
Tags: Basotho
Gladiolus longicollis, Androcymbium striatum, Ornithogalum graminifolium
Maliba Lodge Mountain Lodge message:
Alpine plants in their environment can look spectacular, when we talk of alpine plants we do not mean the alpine plants found in the Alps, but those specialist species that grow above the tree line (alpine belt). Here much harsher living conditions prevail than in the valleys. Read more
Category: Flower of the month |
Tags: Androcymbium striatum, Flower, Gladiolus longicollis, Ornithogalum graminifolium
Sehlabathebe National Park by Graham Maclachlan
Photo of the month – December 2011
Although coined as a “lucky shot” Graham has managed to capture a real gem of a photo with this one for the mountain tops around Sehlabathebe National Park on the South Eastern border of Lesotho.
Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho - Photo by Graham Maclachlan
Category: Photo of the month |
Tags: Graham Maclachlan, Photo of the month, Sehlabathebe National Park
Felicia drakensbergensis
Description
Asteraceae – Daisy family
Felicia drakensbergensis is a domed shaped and grey leaved shrub. It grows to a height of 0.1-0.3meters, same behaviour with any other high altitude shrub species. Blue flowers about 5mm in diameter, 8-13 ray florets. Full bloom December – February. When in full flower, it completely covers the entire plant with flowers leaving the leaves and stems hidden from view.
DID YOU KNOW DAISY FAMILY IS THE BIGGEST PLANT FAMILY IN LESOTHO?
Felicia drakensbergensis - Photo by Dr. Andreas Gröger
Cherry and Camembert Tart with puff pastry
CHERRY SEASON!
Cherry season has arrived yet again and Maluti Cherries have been floating around the whole of Lesotho. I decided to treat myself the other day with a delicious Cherry and Camembert tart which I decided to share with you because it’s just too good not to!
Category: Recipe of the month |
Tags: Cherry and Camembert tart, Elayni Prinsloo, Recipe of the month
Hesperantha schelpeana
If you are lucky enough to have good timing and an adventurous spirit, you may just stumble across some of these hidden treasures of Maloti Mountains.
Introduction:
It is sometimes interesting to follow-up and find out the meaning of this long scientific tongue twisting names i.e. Hesperantha schelpeana
Hesperos - Evening
Anthos - Flowers
schelpeana - named after plant ecologist named E.A.C.L.E. Schelpe Read more
Category: Flower of the month |
Tags: Bokang Ntloko, E.A.C.L.E. Schelpe, Hesperantha schelpeana, Iridaceae
Blou Tulp (Moraea stricta)
Introduction:
Some of these small but lovely flowers are very clever as they only show themselves in a very dry grassland habitat or sometimes immediately after grassland burning they become the first conspicuous flowers to be realized. This behavior makes it easy again to be realized by pollinators as there will be less competition around it.
moraea stricta - photo by Zenkat2
