Wonders of Africa
Posted October 9, 2008 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
The symbol of Kirstenbosh, the National Botanical Garden in Capetown, is the Bird of Paradise. An amazing “albino” (which is missing the red pigment and has the still has the yellow pigment) was released a few years ago as Strelitzia reginae ‘Mandela’s Gold.’ We were thrilled to see this in several places around Kirstenbosch and also in private gardens. But South Africa is not just for plant nerds.
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