The Darling Wildflower Society has been around for more than a century and the Society’s Darling Wildflower Show takes place annually over the third weekend in September. It celebrates an integral part of the Cape Fynbos Kingdom comprised of Renosterveld, Rietveld, Sandveld, and Strandveld where more than 1200 different species of owers can be found.
The show will be celebrating 102 years with the theme: Conservation and the next generation. The display will focus on the Wild ower Society’s development over the past 102 years as well as the Herbarium project.
The Darling Wildflower Show is an outing that aims to entertain young and old. Tickets to the show include access to:
• The Landscaped Hall depicting the flowers of the area in their natural habitat,
• A Craft & Gourmet Food Market,
• A Veteran Tractor/Car display
• An entertainment tent featuring live music from local acts
• A shuttle service from the show grounds to local attractions
• Safe and secure parking for vehicles.
With more than a hundred food and craft stalls planned for the weekend, everyone’s taste buds and shopping needs will be catered for! Kids can have loads of fun in the playpark area, with entertainment ranging from face-painting to rides, while adults can relax in the Mini Wine Route Tent.
In addition, there will be a shuttle driving through Darling, and stopping at places of interest including the Darling Museum, Evita’s Perron, Duckitt Nurseries, Darling Main Road and the Renosterveld Reserve.
Your entrance fee to the Darling Wild ower Show will help to conserve our endangered oral kingdom for future generations, so join us at the Darling Wild ower Show and contribute to conservation in our area!
The 2019 Darling Wildflower Show
A Carnival of Wildflowers
20 – 22 September 2019
Celebrate ” A Carnival of Wildflowers” with the Darling Wildflower Society
Iconic Wildflower Show celebrates its 102nd year in September
Show Dates 20 to 22 September 2019
Times Friday to Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00
Venue Darling Sports Club, Jacaranda Street, Darling
Tickets Can be purchased online via www.quicket.co.za – Group Specials on Application.
Ticket Prices Adults: R70
Pensioners: R50
Children 7 to 18 years: R50
Children 0 to 6 years: Free
Wildflower Hot Spots:
Bergrivier Region
Town
Velddrif
Location of flowers:
All over town on the empty plots. On the Piketberg road. On the road between Velddrif and Vredenburg.
Type of flowers:
Gousblommetjies, Geel surings, Wit Daisies
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
Swartland Region
Town
Yzerfontein
Location of flowers:
In and around town and on the farms on the road to Yzerfontein
The walkway up to Swemgat you will find Blou Bobbejaantjies
Schaapeiland is covered with Rotsvygies
Atlantic drive
Demo Garden in Yzerfontein
Communal areas and in open gardens as well as the rocky areas.
Type of flowers:
Rotsvygies, Daisies, Elandsvye, Blou Bobbejaantjies, Bokbaai vygies, Melkbos, Geel Gousblomme
Skilpadbos sonder dorings (Mulatia harveyana); Kalkboegoe (Agatosma Tymifolia): Heuningboegoe ( Agathosma lanceolata) Klein rooi Kanol (Wachendorfia multiflora)
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
Patches all throughout the open areas, gardens and rocky areas
Peninsula Region
Town:
HOPEFIELD
Location of flowers:
In town on vacant plots
Next to Soutriver in town
Plaasmol (R45) 5km outside Hopefield
Next to Library
At Hopefield Fynbos Park
Type of flowers:
White Reënblommetjies (Daisies),
Orange Gousblomme
Geel Bobbejaantjie
Pienk en Geel Surings
Babiana Odoratas (in full flower) Yellow
Hermannias
Babiana Eanas
Nemesias
Cysticapnos – Vesicaria
Bokhoringtjies
Cotula turbinata
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
JACOBSBAAI
Location of flowers:
Jacobsbaai Area
Type of flowers:
Kleinkruid
Soetkop dikblaar
Ossierrapuis
Reënblommetjies
Gousblommetjies
Suring
Bokbaaivygie
Cotula turbinata
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception, and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
LANGEBAAN
Location of flowers:
Thali Thali Game Lodge
West Coast National Park & Postberg
Fields
Fossil Park
R45 Road
R27 Road
Type of flowers:
White common daisies, Orange daisies, Purple daisies,Yellow daisies flowers
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception, and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
Plenty of Flowers because it was a sunny weather.
PATERNOSTER
Location of flowers:
Paternoster Area
On smallholding Pelgrimsrust before entering town
Bekbaai
Cape Columbine Nature Reserve
On open plots in town
Type of flowers:
Surings
White Rain Daisy (patches)
Veld Cineraria (huge patches)
Kattekruie (few)
Elandsvy (patches)
Pietsnot (patches)
Bobbejaankool
Bokbaai Vygie
Sand Viooltjie
Bruinsalie
Poprosies
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception, and not a guarantee.
Patches/few
SALDANHA
Location of flowers:
Saldanha Area / SAS Saldanha Nature Reserve
Type of flowers:
White Rain Daisies
Gousblom
Suring
Piempiempies
Saldanha Piempie
Cotula turbinate
Varkblom- Patches
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception, and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
ST HELENA BAY
Location of flowers:
MAIN ROAD/BRITANNIA BAY/DUYKER EILAND/DA GAMA MONUMENT
Type of flowers:
Dimorphotheca pluvialis (reenblommetjie)
Arctotis hirsuta (gousblom)
Arctotis breviscapa (sandveld gousblom)
Oxalis compressa (baster suuring)
Grielum humifusum (pietsnot)
Cotula turbinate
Varkblom
BRITANNICA HEIGHTS
Type of flowers:
Chrysanthemoides monilifera (bietou)
Eriocephalus africanus (kapokbossie)
Cotula turbinata
SHELLEY POINT
Type of flowers:
Jordaaniell dubia (kruipvygie)
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis (bokbaai vygie)
Cotula turbinata
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception, and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
VREDENBURG
Location of flowers:
R45 exits from town towards Paternoster, Saldanha and Velddrif
Type of flowers:
Gousblomme (Orange and Yellow)
White Rain Daisy
Surings
Cotula turbinate
Varkblom
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception, and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
WEST COAST FOSSIL PARK
Location of flowers:
Langebaanweg (R45) and West Coast Fossil Park Area
Type of flowers:
White Rain Daisy
Orange Gousblomme
Geel surings
Veldkool
Koringblommetjie
Vygies
Drumsticks
Baster suuring
Pietsnot
Veld Cineraria
Cotula turbinate
Varkblom
How many flowers:
Please note this is someone’s perception, and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/few)
Cederberg Region
Town
Lambert’s Bay
Location of flowers:
In and around town and open fields
On the R365 past Muisbosskerm
Steenbokfontein farm
On the R364 towards Clanwilliam
All the way down the R366 to Elandsbay
Up towards Doornbay
Type of flowers:
Purple vygies, Daisies, Stinkruik, Sierings, Cape Weed, Bokbaai Vygie
How many flowers:
Patches all throughout the open areas and fields.
Please note this is someone’s perception and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
Town
Elandsbaai
Location of flowers:
All around town and the mountain
On the R366 towards Redelinghuys
Type of flowers:
Sand Vygies, Bokbaai vygies, Sierings, Perdebosse, Cape Weed, Namaqua Daisies, Stinkruik
How many flowers:
Patches all throughout the open areas and fields.
Please note this is someone’s perception and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
Clanwilliam Town
Location of flowers:
Clanwilliam Town – entrance, sidewalks, open fields
Ramskop Nature garden
Clanwilliam Vrede Oord Grave yard
River Street (Park Street)
R364 – Clanwilliam | Graafwater | Lambertsbay
Bak-se-Rug
Boskloof – Warmhoek
N7
Kranskloof – Olyfenboschkraal – Skimmelberg
Type of flowers
Vygies
Suring – fields
Clanwilliam Daisy – Harpuis
White daisy (Dimorphotheca pluvialis)
Orange daisy (Dimorphotheca sinuta)
Lazy Daisy
Honger Blomme
Ridderspore (Skimmelberg)
Bobbejaantjie (fragrant blue babiana)
Aronskelke
Violets
Variety Fynbos
How many flowers:
In town/On Route Plenty
Please note this is someone’s perception and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
Citrusdal Town
Location of flowers:
Bo-river road- on both sides of the road there is flowers in patches on both sides of the road.
The Baths road- for about 30km out there is plenty of flowers to be viewed.
R303- there are plenty flowers to be viewed.
Algeria road- on both sides of the road there is flowers in patches.
N7 towards Clanwilliam- There is plenty of flowers to be viewed.
Type of flowers
White namaqua daisies
Orange namaqua daisies
Sierings
Gaans ogies
How many flowers:
There is plenty of flowers to be viewed at most of the locations.
Please note this is someone’s perception and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
Namaqua West Coast Region
Location of flowers:
From Vredendal towards Klawer on the R363.
On the N7 nearby the farm Windhoek.
Klawer Wine Cellar – N7 (patches)
R27 from Vredendal towards Vanrhynsdorp.
Gemboksrivier – R27
Lankverwacht Guesthouse on the R27 towards Nieuwoudtsville.
Matjiesfontein padstal fields of yellow daisies.
Nieuwoudtville Flower Reserve (plenty)
Gravel road from Vanrhynsdorp Caravan Park towards Gifberg.
On Maskam Guest Farm flower routes can be followed. (fields of flowers)
Circular route on Gifberg road Urionskraal – Mauwerskop.
Succulent Route – Letsatsi Lodge
Nuwerus area – Hardeveld Lodge (few)
R362 From Vredendal towards Lutzville and through towards Strandfontein.
Lambertsbaai Town
Type of flowers:
Knoppies opslag, vygie bosse, oranje en wit daisies piet snotjies ,veldkool glasoog magrietjies, jakkalsblommetjies, bobbejaantjies,viooltjies, fruitang,weeskindertjies,pers vygies, gansoogies,stinkryk, sporries, bokhoring,armmansrokkies,groen vygies, hongerblomme,koesnaatjies,rotsbobejaantjies, sigaretvygies.
How many flowers:
Patches
Please note this is someone’s perception and not a guarantee.
(Fields/Plenty/Patches/Few)
VIEWING TIPS
Tips while viewing flowers
• The flowers are open between 11:00 and 15:00, the warmest part of the day
• The sun must be out for flowers to open, thus rainy or overcast days are not ideal
• The day temperature must be at least 18 degrees
• Flowers face the sun, thus for viewing and pictures keep your back to the sun
• Get out of the car and walk around, don’t miss the special smaller species
• Tread lightly, don’t unnecessarily trample plants, and never pick flowers or bulbs
What to wear when viewing flowers
• Long pants and insect repellent when walking around in the field
• Comfortable shoes
WEST COAST NATIONAL PARK: Postberg open 01 August until 30 September 2019!!
TEL: 022 772 2144
Entrance Fees:
South African Adult Citizens – R83 / Kids under 12 – R42
International Tourist R186 per adult / Kids under 12 – R93
Open Week: 8 – 15 September 2019 FREE entry for South African Citizens!!
(Bring ID Book)
PATERNOSTER
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact: +27 (0)84 916 1111 or email [email protected]
Website: www.darlingwildflowers.co.za
Social Media: @DarlingWildflowerSociety
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