Slender pycnostachys (Pycnostachys reticulates) flowers with bee Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden Western Cape South Africa

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Common names: slender pycnostachys, blue soldier salvia (Eng.); stekelsalie (Afr.); umvuthuza, uhlalawane (Zulu). Help with ID: Ernst van Jaarsveld, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

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Size: 3406px × 5120px
Location: Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Rhodes Drive Newlands Cape Town Western Cape South Africa
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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