Welcome to PlantZAfrica

This website celebrates the plants of southern Africa.  Each week we bring you two new Plants of the Week and the Information Library contains hundreds of articles about southern Africa plants and related topics. Read More

Plants of the week

Elephantorrhiza burkei (Geoff Nichols)

Common names: elephant-root, sumach bean (Eng.); basboontjie,...

This low -growing tree boasts fragrant, creamy white to yellow...

Kirstenbosch NBG
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Elephantorrhiza burkei
Barleria lugardii

Common names: Limpopo white barleria, Lugard’s barleria, Lugard...

A shrublet with white flowers in late summer, autumn and winter; it...

Lowveld NBG
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Barleria lugardii

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News & Updates

Welcome to our new PlantZAfrica website

We have now completed the transfer of information from our old site to this site, and say a fond farewell to our old site which was at www.plantzafrica.com. Please let us know if you experience any problems with redirected URLs.

Gardening with South African Plants

We have added a new Gardening with South African Plants section to the Information Library where we will be putting all gardening related topics. Our first article is on gardening with fragrant and aromatic plants.