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Euryops linearis
Euryops linearis is a showy, easy-to-grow, tall shrub, covered with bright yellow daisies in spring....
Euryops muirii
Euryops muirii is a very special species that is restricted to the limestone in and around Still Bay. It has a very limited distribution and occurs...
Euryops speciosissimus
The name of this species indicates that the plant must be something special. The Latin word speciosissimus means spectacular or the showiest of all. When...
Euryops tysonii
Euryops tysonii is a lovely shrub for the garden, it has attractive foliage, showy yellow flowers all summer and an interesting upright and sprawling...
Euryops virgatus
Euryops virgatus has an extremely limited distribution area, and there are only three very small populations left, totalling a few hundred plants....
Euphorbia groenewaldii
Euphorbia groenewaldii is a rare and endemic succulent from the Limpopo Province....
Euryops tenuissimus
Travellers in large areas of the Western and Northern Cape will often stop during springtime to admire the stunning bright yellow flowering bushes along...
Euryops virgineus
Many collectors of South African plants have raved about this attractive plant, and J.D. Keet, who collected a specimen as early as 1918 in the Knysna...
Euryops wageneri
Anyone who has seen this species will agree that this is probably one of the most magnificent of all the Euryops species. It has the same visual impact...
Erica diaphana
Erica diaphana is a strong-growing heath from the southern Cape that brings summer colour to the fynbos garden....
Erica glandulosa subsp. breviflora
This subspecies is a short-flowered form of the very popular and reliable Erica glandulosa subsp. glandulosa and is new to horticulture. It is in itself...
Erica discolor
Erica discolor is a very common and variable species complex that used to consist of two well-known and widespread species namely, Erica discolor and Erica...
Elegia tectorum
This restio makes a most attractive garden plant, and can be used for thatching....
Encephalartos eugene-maraisii
This is a medium-sized to large, bluish-green cycad, which is suited to cool subtropical and temperate regions....
Erica 'Gengold'
It is not often that one unearths a gem that has developed by chance. The hybridisation of two Erica species in the Harold Porter National Botanical Garden...
Erica sparsa var. sparsa
Erica sparsa is a free-flowering, relatively easy-to-grow, fynbos shrub that produces masses of small flowers in late summer, autumn and winter, that turn...
Erica irregularis
A very special and beautiful plant that only occurs naturally in one place in the whole world. During the winter months, it transforms the landscape around...
Eucomis humilis
This irresistible, remarkable Eucomis humilis is one of the miniature Eucomis species. A summer-growing bulb with wavy margined leaves and an inflorescence...
Erica sociorum
Erica sociorum is the most localized of all Cape Peninsula endemic ericas, and only found growing in a very limited area on cliffs above Noordhoek....
Erica lutea
A small fynbos shrublet which has masses of shiny white to yellow flowers in late summer and autumn....