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Flower Season, the Cape’s Annual Spectacle

Every year, without fail, the springtime wildflower extravaganza takes place across the Western and Northern Cape regions of South Africa. It is a spectacle that draws visitors from both near and far, with hikes, accommodation and day bookings for flower season booked out more than a year in advance.

The cold winter months in the Cape region bring about cloudy, grey days filled with winter storms, mountain snow, and generally vast amounts of annual rainfall that fill the dams and reservoirs for the dry, hot summer months ahead. These cold, grey winter months are what lay the foundation for the incredible wildflower superbloom that takes place during August and September each year.

Floral Wealth of Darling

Darling is aptly known as the 'Flower of the West Coast' because the surrounding farmlands are transformed into a kaleidoscope of colours when the spring flowers burst into bloom. 

The floral wealth of Darling lies mainly in its bulbous flowers, with species like chinkerinchee, ixias and heliophila. During the flower season, several flower reserves on local farms are open to the public, among them Oudepost, Waylands, Slangkop and Contreberg.