by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Jun 16, 2019 | Conservation, Enjoy, Know
Text and photos by Zoë Poulsen On New Year’s Eve of this year, in the small Overstand town of Bettys Bay, a boat flare was set off, landing in the fynbos on the mountains above. This was to be the beginning of one of the biggest fires of the 2019 season and the worst...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Mar 20, 2019 | Know
Article and photos by Zoë Poulsen Known for its bizarre paintbrush-like flowers, the genus Haemanthus is one of the most famous of the Amaryllidaceae family. When autumn comes to the veld and little else is in flower, these strange blooms emerge from the dry earth...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Dec 5, 2018 | Conservation, Know, Protect
Text and photographs by Zoë Poulsen One of the things that the Botanical Society of South Africa is most famous for is its close relationship with South Africa’s National Botanical Gardens. Some of our bigger branches such as the Kirstenbosch and Bankenveld Branches...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Aug 21, 2018 | Conservation, Know
Article and photos by Zoë Poulsen Spring has well and truly sprung in the Cape Floristic Region. After the winter rains the fynbos has come to life, alive with a diversity of stunning blooms and full of busy pollinators. Some of the most spectacular of these are known...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Jun 26, 2018 | Conservation, Know
Article and photographs by Zoë Poulsen The small Namaqualand town of Nieuwoudtville lies on the Bokkeveld Escarpment, just north of the border between the Western and Northern Cape. It is reached via the Vanrhys Pass, named after Petrus Benjamin Van Rhyn who was a...
by The Botanical Society of South Africa | Mar 26, 2018 | Conservation, Know
Written by Zoë Poulsen Cycads are one of the oldest surviving plant groups on the planet. They have been around for more than 350 million years, surviving multiple mass extinctions and a plethora of environmental changes. They have been around since the time of the...
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