Unidentified purple flowers

By on September 9, 2010 in flowers, garden, indigenous

Hello,

I snapped these unidentified purple flowers. Does anyone know what they are? I think they are indigenous to South Africa.

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8 Responses to Unidentified purple flowers

  1. Terri September 9, 2010 at 9:21 am #

    Hi :)

    This is Hypoestes aristata; commonly called a ‘Ribbon bush’. Here’s some more detail: http://www.plantzafrica.com/planthij/hypoestesaristat.htm

  2. mol-d September 9, 2010 at 10:16 am #

    good work terri, quick on the draw!

  3. Elephant's Eye September 9, 2010 at 12:28 pm #

    Also available in White. The books say you can eat it, like spinach, but I haven’t tried ;>)

  4. mol-d September 9, 2010 at 12:56 pm #

    i wonder what it tastes like? i don’t think i will be trying it anytime soon.. :-)

  5. Sarah September 15, 2010 at 10:11 am #

    Hiya!
    you lot do seem to know your flowers!Could I ask you to please have a look at mine and identify any you can?Apart from the roses and daisies,I have absolutely no idea what the rest of them are :) They are all growing in or near my garden and
    they are on here http://eyereports.wordpress.com/flora/
    Thanks in advance!

  6. Sarah September 15, 2010 at 11:36 am #

    sorry forgot to add this earlier…
    is this the same plant you’ve pictured above?
    http://eyereports.wordpress.com/flora/grasshopper-on-orchids/

  7. mol-d September 15, 2010 at 6:59 pm #

    hi sarah, please send some pics through to post@sprig.co.za and we can publish them as blog posts for people to identify.

  8. Sarah September 16, 2010 at 9:17 am #

    will do,thanks!

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