Aloe perfoliata (= mitriformis)

Aloe perfoliata
Mitre Aloe or Kraansaalwyn

Flowers in summer on Riversong, preferring rocky areas.

It is often found where there is evidence of dassies, which use the roots and stems of the aloe as a source of moisture and food.

It prefers to grow at altidudes of 1 200 -1 500 m. For more on this lovely aloe, go to Plantzafrica.
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Kniphofia uvaria

Kniphofia uvaria

Red-hot poker, vuurpyl

About 1 m tall.

Flowers in summer and in autumn - profusely after a fire. Mostly Oct-Dec. They are found in seepage areas, marshy sites and along streams on sandstone slopes from Namaqualand to Barkly East.

K. uvaria is characterized by hard leaves that are fibrous and narrow. the flowers turn yellow as they age.

The genus Kniphofia was named in honour of Johannes Hieronymus Kniphof, (1704-1763), who was a professor of medicine at Erfurt University in Germany. Here they are growing on the way to the bottom pools, on Kunje, with lots of sugarbird visitors, in November.