Spring in the 'Veld'

Last week's post was about the blossom explosion in the fruit orchards, this week will feature smaller and easier to miss wonders - the flowers of the 'veld'. Blue, purple, yellow, white, orange, and pink - they're often tiny and easy to miss, but each is a work of art in their own right.

Some have single large flowers, such as the gazania and daisies.... 

Wild gazanias.

Cape rain daisies and mesembryanthemum ('vygies').

I found one Chicory (Cichorium intybus Asteraceae), a beautiful flower with forking petals.

I like to call these butterfly flowers (Polygala). 

 Others have many smaller flowers...

Felecia moricata.

We also went on a nature walk and picnic with the Burgers one Sunday. The veld was filled with tiny flowers hard to capture on camera. I tried anyway.

Extra points for those who notice the bee below! 

Proteas. 

Yellow-eyed Sorrel (Oxalis obtusa Oxalidaceae) abound. 

Blue flowers are rarer, and often tiny, but nonetheless exquisite. 

Thanks for reading!