Wilgevlei was chosen for its pristine Mountain Fynbos, covered for the most part by the vulnerable Breede Shale Fynbos. A special feature of this vegetation is the presence of the beautiful bulb Nerina Sarniensis or Guernsey Lily within the confines of this mountain valley. Such is the beauty of this plant that Botha is currently considering using this geophyte as part of their marketing campaign. Nerine sarniensis is widely considered to be the most beautiful of all the Nerines and has an equally colourful history. The often-told, but unlikely tale of how boxes of bulbs of South Africa’s most famous Nerine, consigned for Holland, were cast away from a sinking ship in 1659 and took root and flourished on the shores of Guernsey in the Channel Islands, has become something of a botanical legend. This early winter flowering bulb with bright red flowers is restricted to rocky mountain slopes in the Western Cape from Citrusdal to Caledon, where it grows on south and north facing slopes.
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