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Southern purple drumsticks

Zaluzianskya villosa

Description:

Annual herb, honey-scented at night.

Habitat:

Sandy flats.

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9 Comments

Andrea Lim
Andrea Lim 10 years ago

Pretty flowers Fanie!

Fanie
Fanie 10 years ago

Maria

The only known function that I am aware of is that the flowers were used to create a color dye for paint. The Afrikaans common name is "verf blommetjies" or "paint flowers". Don't know if it is used in any food dishes. Butterflies seem to enjoy them as I have photographed many species feeding on the flowers. Apparantly the main pollinators are moths at night.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Beautiful plant and spotting. How is the herb used?

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

Too bad... my trip is scheduled for December.

Nayeli
Nayeli 10 years ago

Cute!!

Tiz
Tiz 10 years ago

Oh, they look like cartoon dog-bones! Great one Fanie :D

Fanie
Fanie 10 years ago

Karen

July-Nov

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 years ago

very cool! What is their blooming season?

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

These are so pretty! :)

Fanie
Spotted by
Fanie

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Oct 9, 2013
Submitted on Oct 9, 2013

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