Othonna auriculifolia 1

Tuberous Othonnas are not very common in cultivation, mainly due I suppose because they are difficult to propagate. Taking cuttings is not really an option and seeds are hard to get and to germinate. It can hardly be caused by lack of appeal, as the following pictures will hopefully show you.
O. auriculifolia is quite widespread in nature, from the Bokkeveld Mountains to Uniondale on stony, clayey or sandy slopes and flats.
The flowerheads are about 2 cm across and appear from April to September. The ray florets are always bright yellow, but the central ones may also be a darker yellow or even a very dark, almost black, purple.

More pictures to follow.

Tridentea gemmiflora

Clumps of this species may become more than a meter in diameter. It is widespread on flats in dry scrub from Worcester to the Free State, but it is never common.
The beautiful and distinctive flowers are 4.5-10 cm across and appear from March to May. Usually they are deep brown to purple black with yellowish mottling, but sometimes the yellow spots are so dense that the colour pattern is almost reversed.