Some orchids of South Africa

 There are 1,400 different bulbous flowers in South Africa and Kirstenbosch is an easy place to see many.

Below is another Satyrium growing in the wild.

Satyrium membranaceum in the Kariega Game reserve.  It is pollinated by hawkmoths.

 

I am indebted to Elsie, the ranger who drove Gloria and me to this site, where there was a lot of these orchids in bloom.

At Knysna Featherbed nature reserve, below, several wood orchids were in flower.

It has exquisite green and white flowers.

This one was growing right by the seashore with a pig's ear plant behind it.