Floral treasures in the mountain

On my afternoon walk I took a few pictures of the precious gems starting to flower at the moment.  There is so many different kinds of fynbos where I live, and I'm still discovering more every day.  I'm not a botanist and will only give a little info and comment on each. I mostly look out of a selling point of view as I'm in the veld harvesting business.  So any orders welcome, I have a picking permit in place.  

Protea repens (Sugarbush): This protea is mostly used commercially in the dried flower industry, although I think it has potential in the fresh market as well, just a pity it only lasts for mostly a week in a vase. Colours vary from solid white as in the 1st picture to variegated pink.  This is quite a common flower in many mountains in the Cape, but still a beauty.

The Erica family:  There is so many different Erica species that I am not going into identifying this one, I might just be wrong about it.  They all are beautiful and looks lovely in almost any arrangement, or just by itself in a vase. So fine and petite with my bodyguard in the background.

Brunia laevis (Vaaltol): Commercially very popular and mostly exported.  This only grows in the mountains of the extreme southwestern Cape, so we are very privileged to have it here in our mountains near Stanford.  We will only start harvesting in September when the grey heads are a bit bigger.

Life in the Overberg

It's views like this that makes my life great.  After about 60mm of rain the whole landscape changed almost overnight. The colours changed from brown to almost a superficial green. I love the feel of winter in the Overberg and can look for days at this never ending pretty view.  It's as if the earth can breathe again and rest after a long hot summer. Enjoy the pretty picture.