And I especially liked this guy's face. The bugs were loving the bulbine yesterday. More pics to come of some interesting bees that were humming around it.
South African Bulbine is one of my favorite plants. Although it is not a native, it does extremely well in bad soil with little water. The feathery long flowers look beautiful when they catch the light in the late afternoon. Don't be confused by the name Bulbine, though. These plants are not related to the onion family or bulbs. They spread by rhizomes (and make for easy propagation), and their leaves are used medicinally the same way as Aloe. Apparently Rastafarians make tea from its juicy leaves.
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