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biogeography of lithops Some botanists do not consider Mesembryanthemum to be its own family and include it as a subgroup of the family Aizoaceae (Klak 1997). Mesembryanthemums were once part (and are sometimes still included) in the family Aizoaceae. Mesembryanthemum was one of five subfamilies of Aizoaceae that split away based upon differences in the number of chromosomes and the structure of petals (Klak 1997). bss.sfsu.edu /geog/bholzman/courses/fall99projects/lithops.htm   (2483 words)

Flowers For most of the year it seems as if the West Coast is unable to support any but the toughest and the most enduring forms of life, but the seemingly lifeless soil sustains more than 4000 floral species. Namaqualand Daisies (Dimorphotheca sinuata), mesembryanthemums, perennial herbs, aloes, lilies and a host of other species create a tapestry of indigenous spring flowers which are unparalleled anywhere. These plants lie dormant from the end of one rainy season to the beginning of the next, or even for a number of consecutive years of low rainfall. www.elandsbay.co.za /flowers.htm   (173 words)

Afica Photo Safaris: with Leen van der Slik With the first rains in early winter, those dry lands are transformed into a kaleidoscope of brilliant colours in spring. Daisies, Mesembryanthemums, perennial herbs, aloes, lilies and a host of other species create a tapestry of indigenous spring flowers which are unparalleled anywhere. This flora belongs to a category dealing with tropical flora of the ancient world known as the Palaeotropical Kingdom, and should not be confused with the so-called Cape Flora, which is one of the six floral Kingdoms found world-wide. home.intekom.com /africantravel/Domains/africaphotosafaris/tours/namaqualand/default.htm   (199 words)

A Layman's Guide to Mimicry Mesembryanthemums - Ottawa and Area Cactus and Succulent Group - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Mimicry Mesembryanthemums is a rather loose term used to describe a group of South African succulent plants of a number of different genera (a botanical term for a group of plants based on them having similar types of flowers and other basic characteristics) in the family Aizoaceae. The term Mimicry Mesembryanthemums, or Mimicry Mesembs for anyone like me who finds that a bit of a mouthful, is used because in general these plants tend to resemble, both in shape and colour, the stones and pebbles of the rocky deserts of their natural homes. During the resting period young plant bodies are formed within the old, which dries to a papery insulating skin which protects the new plants from the fierce heat of the sun. www3.sympatico.ca /lycacti/mesembs.html   (6261 words)

North: Recollections of a Happy Life [Excerpts] On the sandy flats between the road and the sea were myriads of small flowers: oxalis of most dazzling pink; yellow, white, and lilac heaths, bulbs of endless variety, gazanias, and different mesembryanthemums. Mesembryanthemums, portulacas, ixias and babianas were also in great quantities, and of every possible tint. The large mesembryanthemums were gorgeous, coming out pure white or yellow, but turning pink and lilac before they shrivelled up. erc.lib.umn.edu /dynaweb/travel/nortreco/@Generic__BookTextView/104   (21382 words)

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa eBook The landscape was uninviting; the hills, destitute of trees, were of a dark brown color, and the scanty vegetation on the plains made me feel that they deserved the name of Desert more than the Kalahari. When first taken possession of, these parts are said to have been covered with a coating of grass, but that has disappeared with the antelopes which fed upon it, and a crop of mesembryanthemums and crassulas occupies its place. But even this contingency was foreseen by the Omniscient One; for, as we may now observe in the Kalahari Desert, another family of plants, the mesembryanthemums, stood ready to neutralize the aridity which must otherwise have followed. www.bookrags.com /ebooks/1039/89.html   (450 words)

Saudi Aramco World : Nature's Hardiest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) In Africa and Asia, too, other plants that had been water-lovers adapted themselves to change and developed into the euphorbias (or spurges) and mesembryanthemums. Mesembryanthemums are tough, sturdy African plants which are very popular in gardens because of a brilliant range of daisy-like flowers. Among the family are some very unusual spineless ones which mimic pebbles and stones. www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/196306/nature.s.hardiest.htm   (1632 words)

Bowl_Garden_e34   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) These annual plants are growing in a 34 cm ceramic bowl which they filled to overflowing in two weeks from planting out. They are popularly known as Mesembryanthemums or Livingston Daisies and are used for summer bedding world-wide. The cheerful flowers come in all colours except blue and last all summer but only open when light levels are high particularly in sunshine. www.echeveria.freeserve.co.uk /eglintonia_pages/e3_4bowlgarden.htm   (72 words)

South African Flora & Fauna | South African Lodges Dry, rocky and desert-like for the rest of the year, it yields its floral wealth for a short few weeks in the spring in dazzling sheets of colour. The golden yellow and orange Namaqualand daisies are predominant, but in between them are a wide variety of flowers including the iridescent succulent mesembryanthemums. Colours here are particularly intense, although there is much fascination in less colourful species such as the quiver tree (the San, or Bushmen, used to make quivers from its fibrous stem) and the bizarre-looking tall succulent known as the "halfmens" (half human). www.south-african-lodges.com /flora-and-fauna.php   (978 words)

Royal Horticultural Society - Events This is usually either the stem as in euphorbias and stapeliads, or the leaves as in crassulas, aloes and mesembryanthemums. In contrast, leaf-succulents such as crassulas, mesembryanthemums and othonnas predominate in the Mediterranean climate of the western side of the country. These need little water during their summer rest, but come into growth at the autumn equinox as the days shorten and night temperatures drop. www.rhs.org.uk /whatson/events/londonlectures/southafricansucculent.asp   (852 words)

News June 2002 Now, for those amongst you who are not perhaps natural horticulturists, a Mesembryanthemum is an innocuous little plant, sometimes known as a Livingstone Daisy (though I confess to having believed it to be an 'ice plant' for the last 38 years, until Auntie Helen - Uncle John's wife - corrected me... Before I even knew what a syllable was, I knew Mesembryanthemum had six of them. Aimée is not completely sure what a tosser is just yet, but you can bet Mesembryanthemum is going to be a word she knows! www.redhotmouse.com /farndon/Chapter9.htm   (933 words)

Bitterfontein   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) Bitterfontein, 240 miles from Cape Town, is one of just a few towns in a long stretch of dry land. In this area, yellow-flowered sheep-bush and others cover the landscape, while smaller plants include multi-colored Gazanias and many Mesembryanthemums. At the Kersbos Flower Park, five miles outside of Bitterfontein, a farmer has preserved a large area of plants and flowers where tourists are able to use pathways to view the flowers. www.araly.com /bitter.htm   (233 words)

What are the best colourful flowering summer plants for a sunny These plants are often the half-hardy annuals listed in the seed catalogues and therefore not tolerant of frost. Petunias, begonias, nicotianas, marigolds, graniums and mesembryanthemums are all the types of plants that you could start from seed or buy as small plants to plant out in your own garden once the threat of frosts have subsided. If your garden is relatively slug and snail free, a more economic option at the right time of year would be to sow some packets of annual seed straight out in the ground. www.perfect-pond-detective.com /faqs46.htm   (473 words)

INTERVIEW WITH PIET WESSELMAN, OF ANTIQBOOK First I tried to learn by visiting auctions, bookshops, talking to book dealers, buying books, reading books on the trade and my own interests: literature and botany. Spent months on collecting and reading Pound and Pessoa, or books on cactuses or mesembryanthemums, and studying bibliographies. Not that you can sell it but some of it is among the best 20th century poetry in the world. www.ioba.org /newsletter/archive/v5/Piet.htm   (1578 words)

NBI:Entrance to Karoo Desert NBG This area is a blaze of colour in spring with the cheerful orange hues of various Namaqualand daisies beckoning visitors to the main gate. Other colourful spring time plants include the mesembryanthemums, otherwise known as mesembs or vygies. When massed together, their bright metallic coloured flowers give an impressive display. www.nbi.ac.za /karoo/tour1.htm   (143 words)

Instant gardens -DAWN - The Review; January 23, 2003 In Karachi for example, the creation of an instant garden can be undertaken from September through to the end of December, even in January for late starters. All one has to do is make a trip to the nearest nursery garden, or send the ‘mali’, and purchase dozens and dozens of pots of brilliantly coloured annuals such as the ever popular petunias, pansies, mesembryanthemums, tagetes, marigolds, larkspur, salvias, antirrhinums, calendulas, cosmos, nemesia, statice, ageratum, candytuft et.al. The nursery ‘walllahs’ will jump in glee at the sight of your coming by if a bid purchase is what is intended. www.dawn.com /weekly/review/archive/030123/review9.htm   (770 words)

Cormaic's Garden - Layout -The Front Garden Consequentially, I use a wide variety of colourful plants that vary with the light conditions. The sunny end is usually planted with Mesembryanthemums and Gazanias in the summer, and the shady end with fuchsias and begonias. Lobularia maritima (Sweet Alyssum) is an excellent filler plant, and the small, white flowers do well in both sun and shade, as well as gently scenting the air at the entrance to the house. home.clara.net /tmac/garden/layout/frontgdn.htm   (901 words)

garden They are generally described as plants with fleshy leaves or stems that can store water. There are hundreds of different types, from the mainly American cactus plants, to the African aloes and Mesembryanthemums. They come in many different forms and can have quite bizarre or interesting shapes that give them the ability to be excellent specimen plants on their own. www.dispatch.co.za /2001/02/17/features/GARDEN.HTM   (582 words)

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: History and Heritage: People: Botanists: Francis Masson Joseph Banks arranged for Masson to travel to South Africa with Captain Cook on his second circumnavigation of the globe. Prodigious collection ensued, including some of our most cherished plants: geraniums, mesembryanthemums, and the Bird-of-paradise Flower (Strelitzia reginae) named in honour of Queen Charlotte. A later trip to Atlantic islands failed, however – fraught by war, conscription, and imprisonment. www.rbgkew.org.uk /heritage/people/masson.html   (281 words)

BBC - Radio 4 - Gardeners' Question Time - Factsheets- 14 July 2002 Anne: That's quite tricky because all the classic seaside plants, which tend to originate from the higher shoreline and just inland on the coast, are adapted to growing in pretty good sunshine. Things like sea holly, sea cabbage and mesembryanthemums all need the sun to open their flowers Mrs Artson: My mesembryanthemums do come out at eight in the morning, and they stay till about twelve, two hours after the sun's gone. www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/gqt/fsheets/14_07_02/fsheetsq1.shtml   (428 words)

Johnsons Seeds Mesembryanthemums - Mountain Phlox A superb mixed collection of Mesembryanthemums with bright vivid blooms in red, apricot and pink. Halfhardy annual to height 12cm (5in) and spread 25cm (10in). Hardy annual to height 40cm (16in) and spread 30cm (12in). www.johnsons-seeds.com /acatalog/flower_seeds_20.html   (394 words)

artiststatementWEB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) One of my goals is that they are fun to wear. My inspiration for these particular pieces comes from my passion for plants, particularly a succulent species called mesembryanthemums. These small wonders form plump clumps of leaves that hold onto every drop of water that comes their way. babel.massart.edu /~nikkyb/artiststatementweb2.HTML   (168 words)

On-line Gallery: Display Artworks: Landscape, Mesembryanthemum Wall, St. Marys The wall in question belongs to Lady Wilson who, together with Mrs Short (in whose drive I stood to paint this picture) gave part of their gardens to improve access for new local housing. When the wall was rebuilt, the grateful residents planted it afresh with the mesembryanthemums. The view down Church Street shows the uninhibited island of Samson in the distance and you can see the passanger vessel, RMV Scillonian III, before she left the quay. www.on-linegallery.co.uk /proddetail.php?prod=stephen_morris003&cat=87   (185 words)

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GameFarms.org - South African Game Farms and Lodges for Sale If you are driving towards the sun you may not see what the fuss is all about, but as soon as you turn your back to the sun, the full impact of thousands of yellow, white, orange or purple flowers, will astound you. The flora is characterised by a phenomenal variety of daisies, but there are also violets, pelargoniums, mesembryanthemums, gladioli and numerous other species Aloes also puncture this landscape of the Northern Cape and you know you are in an area of very low rainfall when you start seeing 'Quiver Trees' (Kokerboom - aloe dicotema), so named because the bushmen used the fibrous branches as a quiver for their arrows. www.gamefarms.org /reservations/namaqualand.htm   (474 words)

Drought tolerant gardens -DAWN - The Review; June 1, 2006 I can hear some of you groaning at the prospect of limiting yourself to growing only drought tolerant plants but, I assure you, there is absolutely nothing to groan about. What is wrong with replacing your pansies with something like mesembryanthemums, gazanias, portulacas, limonium, helichrysums, Californian poppies, vincas and evening primroses for example? These are all very attractive flowers you must agree and do not need watering on a daily basis, far from it in fact as over-watering kills them off. www.dawn.com /weekly/review/archive/060601/review12.htm   (843 words)

[No title] Pruning will also provide a denser leaf cover, and leaves will protect the woody parts of the plants from frost. This can be applied to both shrubs, trees climbers and some succulents such as the perennial Livingstone daisies - the mesembryanthemums; Carpobrotus, Delosperma, Lampranthus, Ruschia, Drosanthemum etc. Do not be afraid to prune long growths that may be broken by the wind or by weight of snow as it will be advantageous to do so in the long term. members.lycos.co.uk /cornishexotics/tender_plants.html   (973 words)

Tour: 3 Day Wild Flowers & Wide Horizons Through August and September, nature lovers from all corners of the globe arrive in Cape Town, travelling specifically to behold the incredible transformation of this vast and arid region into fields of brightly coloured flowers. With optimum weather conditions, daisies, mesembryanthemums, lilies and a host of other species create a floral wonderland during springtime. An interesting history and a variety of attractions will make your visit a memorable one. www.bookinafrica.com /tourinfoseeuinsa2.aspx?id=3042   (676 words)

SUCCULENT BROMELIADS The fact that many writers give them very short shrift-or none at all-probably reflects a certain lack of appeal. Their flowers do not dazzle like mesembryanthemums, there are no elephantine caudexes among them, and as to far-out form, they simply can't compare with the extra-terrestrial denizens of the African desert. Still, they do have an appeal of their own. home.att.net /~Bromeliads/Succulent_Bromeliads.htm   (964 words)

Gardening Calendar - March It is best to sow a short row every couple of weeks or sow about six pot-fulls every week. Sow half-hardy annuals or summer bedding plants such as French and African marigolds, alyssum, annual phlox, zinias, asters, busy Lizzie, mimulus, gazanias, nictiana, verbena and mesembryanthemums (Livingstone daisies). Sow primroses, freesias, Cape primrose and winter cherry. www.lifes4living.co.uk /gard03body.htm   (344 words)

Mesembryanthemums Home garden design > Plant and Flower Garden Dictionary > Garden Dictionary Letter M > Mesembryanthemums Mesembryanthemums, also called Ice Plants, are half-hardy, annual succulents that have a bright green foliage covered with ice-like globules. They must be raised in a greenhouse or on a hotbed, sowing the seed in April on sandy soil. www.homegardendesign.info /mesembryanthemums.html   (153 words)

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