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Some species of Agapanthus are commonly known as lily of the Nile, or African lily in the UK. However, they are not lilies and all of the species are native to Southern Africa ( South Africa , Lesotho , Eswatini , Mozambique ), though some have become naturalized in scattered places around the world ( Australia , Great Britain , Mexico ...
Scadoxus puniceus, commonly known as the paintbrush lily, [1] [2] [3] is a species of bulbous plant. It is native to much of southern and eastern Africa: Ethiopia , Sudan , Tanzania , Malawi , Mozambique , Zambia , Zimbabwe , Botswana , Eswatini (Swaziland), and South Africa (the Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal , the Free State and the Northern ...
Koi pond. Koi ponds are ponds used for holding koi carp, usually as part of a garden. Koi ponds can be designed specifically to promote health and growth of the Nishikigoi or Japanese Ornamental Carp. Koi ponds or lakes are a traditional feature of Japanese gardens, but many hobbyists use special ponds in small locations, with no attempt to ...
The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form of a traditional African mask. [1] The masks were looted by the British from the palace of the Oba of Benin in the Benin Expedition of 1897 .
Tulbaghia heisteri Fabr. Tulbaghia minor (Lodd.) Kuntze. Agapanthus africanus, or the African lily, is a flowering plant from the genus Agapanthus found only on rocky sandstone slopes of the winter rainfall fynbos from the Cape Peninsula to Swellendam. [2] It is also known as the lily-of-the-Nile in spite of only occurring in South Africa.
Willd. Agapanthus praecox (common agapanthus, [1] blue lily, [1] African lily, [2] or lily of the Nile[3]) is a popular garden plant around the world, especially in Mediterranean climates. [4] It is native to the Kwa-Zulu Natal and Western Cape provinces of South Africa. Local names include agapant, bloulelie, isicakathi and ubani. [1]
Most African sculpture was historically in wood and other organic materials that have not survived from earlier than at most a few centuries ago; older pottery figures are found from a number of areas. Masks are important elements in the art of many peoples, along with human figures, often highly stylized. There is a vast variety of styles ...
Pond. A man made pond at sunset in Montgomery County, Ohio. Stereoscopic image of a pond in Central City Park, Macon, GA, c. 1877. A pond is a small, still, land-based body of water formed by pooling inside a depression, either naturally or artificially. A pond is smaller than a lake [1] and there are no official criteria distinguishing the two ...