Flora Detail
| Common Name | Pink Reedpipe, Snake Flower, Grootrietpypie(Afr). |
| Family | Iridaceae (Irises and Allies) |
| Date Observed | 22-04-2021 |
| Category | Bulbs/Rhizomes |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | 7732RGD |
| Flowering Time | Summer,Autumn |
| Colour | Pink to Mauve |
| Locations Observed | |
| Estuary | |
| Koppie | |
| Nature Reserve | Many |
| Small Holding | Many |
| Village | Few |
| Greater Rooiels | Few |
Tritoniopsis lata var. lata
Information
Pink Reedpipe, Snake Flower, Grootrietpypie(Afr).
TRITONIOPSIS
LATA VAR. LATA
INTRO
Tritoniopsis
is a real tongue-twister, but one gets it after practising in the shower. Snake
flower seems to be easier, but then which self-respecting pink beauty wants to
be called a snake? Afr. Pienk grootrietpypie
DESCRIPTION
& POLLINATION
You can’t
miss the flower. It is a striking candy-floss pink with dark markings on long
sturdy stems. You will find them anywhere around Rooiels and a walk on smallholdings
road might reward you with rockjumpers and some Tritoniopsis lata. They have
dark markings on the lower petals and flies and bees are the most likely the
pollinators.
HABITAT
They grow in well-drained acidic soil on rocky sandstone slopes and flower in late summer to autumn.
