Many of you had fond memories of Orange Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) in my earlier post. You may also know why it’s also called Spotted Touch-me-not. Even slight physical contact with a seed pod causes it to rapidly curl, throwing its seeds a few feet from the plant. This “explosion” of the seed pod happens in just 4/1000th of a second and the seeds can be hurled at a speed of up to 13 feet per second. This seed propulsion is powered by water (turgor) pressure built up within five valves in th

Disperis capensis or the ‘WITCH ORCHID’ of the Cape and how it uses the color purple to its advantage. #plantsofinstagram #thisissouthafrica #plantsaremagic #plantslife #hikingsouthafrica #capetown #exploremore #capeflora #westerncape #capetown #fynbos #leonklugeplantsafaris #indigenousplantssouthafrica #orchids #southafricanorchids #rareplants #leonkluge | Leon Kluge