Safely back home, it is now time to assess the expedition and write up the reports. A first analysis of the results makes very pleasing reading. Of the 52 taxa recorded for the Flora of Southern Africa (48 species and 4 subspecies or varieties) I managed to see 23 in flower and another 8 in the wild... Read more..

This page is to act as a summary of my expedition to find Kniphofia , red hot pokers, with links through to the relevant day's blog for those who may have missed them. A copy of the full report from the trip can be found here: http://issuu.com/christopherwhitehouse/docs/kniphofia_report . It is also... Read more..