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Flowers of Africa

Proteas and fynbos, desert daisies, flame trees, roses of the Rift Valley and the Atlas. 184 pages on Phool so far.

🇿🇦 South Africa 129🇲🇬 Madagascar 33🇲🇦 Morocco 33🇬🇦 Gabon 31🇪🇬 Egypt 30🇩🇿 Algeria 22🇰🇪 Kenya 22🇦🇴 Angola 21🇹🇿 Tanzania 21🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 21🇪🇹 Ethiopia 18🇲🇿 Mozambique 16🇸🇿 Eswatini 15🇲🇼 Malawi 14🇲🇺 Mauritius 14🇱🇸 Lesotho 13🇳🇦 Namibia 13🇹🇳 Tunisia 13🇬🇳 Guinea 12🇧🇼 Botswana 10🇳🇬 Nigeria 10🇨🇲 Cameroon 9🇿🇲 Zambia 9🇸🇩 Sudan 8🇺🇬 Uganda 8🇬🇭 Ghana 4🇸🇳 Senegal 4🇸🇨 Seychelles 4🇸🇴 Somalia 4🇨🇻 Cape Verde 3🇰🇲 Comoros 3🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3🇪🇷 Eritrea 3🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 3🇱🇾 Libya 2🇳🇪 Niger 2🇷🇼 Rwanda 2🇧🇯 Benin 1🇲🇷 Mauritania 1🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 1🇸🇸 South Sudan 1🇹🇬 Togo 1
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OleanderNerium oleander A showy, evergreen shrub with clusters of pink, white or red flowers 🇲🇦 Morocco and 8 more · Flowering shrub WaterlilyNymphaea Floating aquatic flowers found in ponds and lakes worldwide 🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Water flower Pelargonium A diverse group of flowering plants often grown as garden and house plants 🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Garden flower Arabian coffeeCoffea arabica The white-flowered shrub whose beans make most of the world’s coffee 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 more · Wildflower Erica Evergreen shrubs with tiny needle leaves and nodding flowers, known as heaths or heathers 🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 more · Wildflower Red DisaDisa uniflora A striking red orchid from the mountain streams of South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower Nemesia A group of colourful bedding plants from South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower TrochetiaBoucle d'Oreille Rare bell-shaped flowers from the Mascarene Islands, with coloured nectar 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Wildflower Roussea simplex A rare climbing shrub with orange-yellow flowers from the high forests of Mauritius 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Wildflower Lampranthus A succulent with large, vivid flowers from southern Africa 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 more · Wildflower Aristea African evergreen perennials with short-lived blue morning flowers 🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Wildflower Sparaxis Spring-flowering bulbs from South Africa with striking six-petalled blooms 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower Eucomis Bulbous perennials with pineapple-like flower spikes from southern Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 more · Wildflower Helichrysum A large group of daisy-like flowers known for their lasting dried blooms 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Wildflower Ursinia African daisy relatives with toothed leaves and round flower heads 🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 more · Wildflower Silver treeLeucadendron argenteum A rare South African tree with silky silver leaves and scented pink flowers 🇿🇦 South Africa · Flowering tree Protea neriifolia A South African shrub with cone-shaped flower heads and hairy-tipped bracts 🇿🇦 South Africa and 3 more · Wildflower Flame lilyGloriosa superba A striking red and yellow climbing flower, national emblem of Zimbabwe and Tamil Nadu 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 9 more · Wildflower African lilyAgapanthus praecox A long-lived perennial with blue, purple, or white umbels from South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Garden flower Cape aloeAloe ferox A tall, spiny aloe from southern Africa with orange-red flowers and medicinal uses 🇱🇸 Lesotho · Wildflower March LilyAmaryllis belladonna A pink-flowered bulb from South Africa that blooms on bare stems in late summer 🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 more · Garden flower Grey tree-pincushionLeucospermum conocarpodendron A tall South African shrub with yellow pincushion-like flower heads 🇿🇦 South Africa · Flowering shrub Calotropis procera A tall, toxic shrub with balloon-like fruit and silky seed fibers 🇦🇴 Angola and 7 more · Wildflower Kniphofia thomsonii A spiky-flowered plant from Africa’s Great Lakes region 🇰🇪 Kenya and 5 more · Wildflower Rosa abyssinica The only rose native to tropical Africa, with fragrant white to pale yellow flowers 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 5 more · Wildflower Combretum A large group of tropical trees and shrubs called bushwillows 🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 more · Flowering tree Narcissus romieuxii A winter-flowering daffodil from Morocco’s Atlas Mountains 🇲🇦 Morocco · Wildflower Beach BarringtoniaBarringtonia asiatica A coastal tree with fragrant night-blooming flowers and buoyant toxic fruit 🇹🇿 Tanzania and 7 more · Flowering tree Hypoxis A genus of yellow-flowered perennial herbs with corms or rhizomes 🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 more · Herb or useful flower Bot River proteaProtea compacta Pink, bowl-shaped protea from the Cape’s coastal mountains 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower Egyptian white water-lilyNymphaea lotus A night-blooming white water-lily and the national flower of Egypt 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 more · Water flower Flowering flaxLinum grandiflorum A red-flowered annual flax from North Africa, grown in gardens worldwide 🇩🇿 Algeria and 1 more · Wildflower Royal poincianaDelonix regia A tropical tree with bright red-orange flowers and fern-like leaves 🇲🇬 Madagascar and 8 more · Flowering tree Gladiolus tristis A tall, fragrant gladiolus with cream flowers from southern Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Wildflower Crinum moorei A tall, fragrant lily from South Africa with white or pale pink blooms 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 more · Wildflower Brunsvigia Bulbous plants with striking pink or red flowers from southern Africa 🇹🇿 Tanzania and 1 more · Wildflower Babianabobbejaantjie A group of small, colourful flowering plants from southern Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 more · Wildflower Adenium boehmianum A toxic succulent from arid parts of Namibia and Angola 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 more · Wildflower Darwin’s orchidAngraecum sesquipedale The Madagascan orchid with a long nectar spur and a famous moth pollinator 🇲🇬 Madagascar · Wildflower Guizotia abyssinica An annual herb grown for its oil-rich seeds and yellow flower heads 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 6 more · Wildflower MandrinetteHibiscus fragilis A rare pink hibiscus found only on Mauritius and Rodrigues 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Wildflower Spiral aloeAloe polyphylla A rare mountain succulent with leaves arranged in a perfect spiral 🇱🇸 Lesotho and 1 more · Cactus or succulent Bermuda buttercupOxalis pes-caprae A bright yellow-flowered plant with a sharp, sour taste 🇿🇦 South Africa and 3 more · Wildflower Desert roseAdenium A succulent with thick stems and bright flowers, grown as a bonsai and houseplant 🇳🇦 Namibia and 7 more · Wildflower Cyclamen rohlfsianum A rare autumn-blooming cyclamen found only in Libya 🇱🇾 Libya · Wildflower Delonix A genus of tropical trees with claw-shaped petals from Madagascar and East Africa 🇲🇬 Madagascar · Flowering tree Dendrosenecio Giant rosette plants of the high East African mountains 🇰🇪 Kenya and 3 more · Wildflower Ruizia boutonianaboucle d'oreille Mauritius’s national flower, a rare red-and-white bell-shaped bloom 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Flowering shrub
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