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Bon appetit! What beauties will you two morph into

Bon appetit! What beauties will you two morph into..? 🦋
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#naturalbeauty #caterpillar #eulophia

#hello #conservation #southafrica #orchids #euloph

#hello #conservation #southafrica #orchids #eulophia

Sometimes endurance is required, or deliberately c

Sometimes endurance is required, or deliberately cultivated, when pursuing one’s passion. This week I stood balancing on a bucket for 5 full hours, in the sun, in pursuit of a comprehensive freehand drawing. Of course there are easier ways. Tricks to make it quicker. Of course you can take a photo and trace it, though to my mind that is sacrilege. Always a shortcut. So, why the struggle? Perhaps because essentially I believe that at the heart of true success lies authenticity. Being truly true to what you do. And phew, do I believe in this!
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#botanicalartlovers #orchids #liveyourpassion #southafricanillustrators #conservation #truetoyourstory

The energy lives on. . . . #grootbosflorilegium #c

The energy lives on.
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#grootbosflorilegium #capefloralkingdom #southafricanbulbs #botanicalart #energy #movement #plants

Butterfly lily . . . #grootbosflorilegium #capeflo

Butterfly lily
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. . . #grootbosflorilegium #capefloralkingdom #sou

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The last post for today shows the spectacular burn

The last post for today shows the spectacular burnt orange-red rhizome of the butterfly lily. Succulent and delicious!

Typical of the bloodroot family (Haemodoraceae), is vegetative reproduction, meaning a new rhizome is produced every year.
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#grootbosnaturereserve #capefloralkingdom #rhizome #grootbosflorilegium #botanicalartlovers

A close-up of the "right-handed" flowers particula

A close-up of the "right-handed" flowers particular to this plant. The handedness is an ingenious design of this species that increases cross-pollination and genetic diversity.

The dark markings on the upper petals likely act as nectar guides for the pollinator, in this case the carpenter bee.

What a pleasure to have painting these beautiful buttery flowers for the Grootbos Florilegium!
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#grootbosmagic #pollination #botanicalartlovers #capefloralkingdom #grootbosflorilegium

Wachendorfia paniculata. The butterfly lily. . . .

Wachendorfia paniculata. The butterfly lily.
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#capefloralkingdom #grootbos #grootbosflorilegium #botanicalart

Part of my vignette page shows this little female

Part of my vignette page shows this little female carpenter bee, who is one of the pollinators. I loved painting the light spectrum reflecting off her wings!
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#carpenterbee #bee #grootbosnaturereserve #capefloralkingdom #southafricanartist

Some flower buds becoming visible. Notice the plea

Some flower buds becoming visible. Notice the pleats of the sickle-shaped leaves, with a suggestion of hairs growing out towards the base of the leaves.
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#wachendorfia #springbulbs #grootbosnaturereserve #capefloralkingdom #botanicalartist

The first open flower of the butterfly lily making

The first open flower of the butterfly lily making its appearance. This plant is "right-handed" - notice the female style and one pollen-bearing stamen bending towards the right, and the other two stamens towards the left. You also get plants that are "lefties"... more on this later...

Wachendorfia paniculata
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