There was a lot to pack into this day. There was time for another quick look around the hotel gardens before leaving for the famous Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town. The garden is situated on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain and covers 1.305 acres. There are many collections of the various flora of the country but, as we did not have much time to look around, I made my way to the protea collection, as it is the plant most associated with South Africa.
Devon Valley
Syzygium paniculatium
Syzygium paniculatium
Syzygium paniculatium berries
These pretty white flowers were on a bush …
… grown as a hedge.
The vineyard
Grapes in the vineyard
Kirstenbosch
A shanty town on the way to Kirstenbosch
A shanty town on the way to Kirstenbosch
First view of Kirstenbosch
A guinea fowl wanders through the plants.
Flowerbed
An arid garden
Flora
Does it look realistic?
Rothmania capensis (wild gardenia)
Mountain backdrop with Devil’s Peak
Garden view
Garden view
Conebush, a member of the protea family
First Protea sighting
Protea
Erica (I think this one is verticillata)
A bed of grass-like plants (is this fynbos?)
An orange protea
Pink protea with bee
A thistle-like plant
Protea
Protea
Protea
Protea
A grasshopper
Garden view
Pink protea
There are other flowers apart from protea!
View to Cape Town
A lonely protea amongst other vegetation
Eucomis, Pineapple Plant
Garden view
Flora
A pretty bush
Arid garden
Main pond