Namaqua weekly flower updates 2022

The Namaqua flower season is once again in full swing, changing the surroundings into carpets of colour! We did not write a full report this season, but you can have a look at last year’s overview for some insights. Have a look at some photos shared on the West Coast National Park’s Facebook page here.

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Find below an update from the Namaqua National Park.

Weekly flower updates from Namaqua National Park: 7 September 2022

The flowers mostly vygies and daisies are in full bloom along the Coastal Section of the Park. At Skilpad Camp we had light rain showers on Sunday night (6mm) and are still experiencing very cold mornings with occasional frost, which is not good for the flowers. Moderate wind is also forecast for this week. The flowers at Skilpad are in bloom but are still patchy. We expect to have carpets of flowers in the coming weeks, all depending on weather conditions. We already have a variety of different plant species in full bloom. Most of the flowers are to be seen on the Khorhaan walking trail, which is currently the best place to view the flowers. The 5 km circle route flowers are patchy, but the flowers are starting to bloom very nicely there too.

Most of the dominant Daisy species are flowering. For example: Ursinia cakilefolia (Glansooggousblom), followed by Dimorphotheca sinuate (Namaqualand daisy). Other flowers to see are Diascia namaquensis (Ramhoringkies), Gymnodiscus capillaris (Reksening), Pharnaceum croceum, Pelargonium incrassatum, Pelargonium triste (Rasmusbas), Romulea citrina, Moraea schlecteri (Tulp), Lapeirousia silenoides (Meidestert), Gazania leipoda (Botterblom), Hesperantha pauciflora  (Bokbaaivygie), Bittergousblom, Dubbelgousblom and Blousporrie. The Caracal 4×4 eco-route has a wonderful flowering of Dubbelgousblom and different daisies.

Weather forecast for the next 4 days:

Please note that the minimum temperature should be at least 18 degrees for the flower crowns to open up fully.

Weekly flower updates from Namaqua National Park: 29 August 2022

Namaqua National Park experienced very cold mornings with frost for the past week followed by winds that can sometimes be strong for this week; however, the temperature increases during the course of the day. The best flowers in the vicinity are now visible within the Park and surroundings. Groenrivier( Coastal section) received a total of 9mm of rain last week, flowers are in full bloom along the coastal section especially vygies. The landscape of Namaqua is partly carpeted with scenic beautiful flowers. Daisies are currently the dominating species in the Skilpad section more than other species.

We already have a variety of different plant species in full bloom. Most of the flowers are on the Khorhaan walking trail and the 5 km circle routes. Flowers to view this week didn’t change much from last week.

Flowers to view this week:

Daisies, Ursinia cakilefolia (Glansooggousblom) followed by Dimorphotheca sinuate (Namaqualand daisy). Other flowers to view are Diascia namaquensis (Ramhoringkies), Gymnodiscus capillaris (Reksening) Pharnaceum croceum, Pelargonium incrassatum, Pelargonium triste (Rasmusbas), Romulea citrina, Moraea schlecteri (Tulp), Lapeirousia silenoides (Meidestert), Gazania leipoda (Botterblom)and Hesperantha pauciflora.

Weather forecast for the next six days:

Please note that the minimum temperature should be at least 18 degrees for the flower crowns to open up fully.

Weekly flower updates from Namaqua National Park: 22 August 2022

Namaqua National Park (both terrestrial and Coastal sections) experienced late flower season this year with warm to cold weather the past week, It is still early days and the flowers started about two weeks back to make their appearance. The Namaqua National Park Landscape has transformed as compared to the previous week but is still not completely covered with flowers. We are expecting to have carpets of flowers in the coming weeks all depending on weather conditions. We already have different variety of plant species in full bloom. NNP received 100mm from the start of the rainy season to date. We received light rain showers in the past few days and expect more in the coming week.

There are flowers to view on the 5km circular route. The best flowers in the vicinity are starting to become visible within the Park and surroundings. The flower sighting will look quite exciting for this week due to the rain that we received. Good flower pictures will be taken due to the favourable weather except for Thursday 25/08/2022.

 Please see below a list of visible flowers in  the Park

Ursinia cakilefolia (Glansooggousblom) followed by Dimorphotheca sinuate (Namaqualand daisy). Other flowers to see are: Diascia namaquensis (Ramhoringkies), Gymnodiscus capillaris (Reksening) Pharnaceum croceum, Pelargonium incrassatum, Pelargonium triste (Rasmusbas), Romulea citrina, Moraea schlecteri (Tulp), Lapeirousia silenoides (Meidestert), Gazania leipoda (Botterblom)and Hesperantha pauciflora.

The weather forecast for the next six days