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Commiphora
The corkwoods are a fascinating group of trees, because of their bizarre appearance, but more importantly for their historical and biblical association...
Cienfuegosia hildebrandtii
Small Cotton Bush has beautiful, bicoloured, hibiscus-like flowers, with bold red to maroon centres on yellow flowers. Unlike the true Cotton, Gossypium...
Conophytym obcordellum subsp. obcordellum
Minute but spectacular; Conophytum species are amongst the most intriguing of all dwarf succulents and C. obcordellum is perhaps one of the most spectacular...
Conophytum truncatum
Have you ever seen anything like this? For the uninitiated this strange plant must seem extraterrestrial. So it must have appeared also to its discoverers...
Chasmanthe floribunda
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Conophytum calculus subsp. calculus
These humorous-looking `pebble plants' are easy to grow in pots and their unusual night-time opening flowers have a delightfully spicy scent....
Cleretum bellidiforme
Cleretum bellidiforme, previously Dorotheanthus bellidiformis, is one of South Africa’s most famous wildflower exports, grown worldwide for its dazzling,...
Crassula badspoortensis
Crassula badspoortensis is a rare, sparingly branched succulent shrublet becoming a cliff-hanger, with stems up to 400 mm long, greyish-green, disc-like...
Conophytum ficiforme
Conophytums, these peculiar gems with their highly reduced leaves and exposed surfaces, and with flowers resembling miniature shaving brushes, have fascinated...
Crassula brachystachya
Crassula brachystachya is a rare, cluster-forming, cliff-hugging succulent to 70 mm high, with leaves in a rosette and an ascending, spike-like inflorescence...
Conophytum wettsteinii
Conophytum wettsteinii are highly collectable, easy to grow, dwarf-cushioned succulents that produce attractive pink flowers in autumn....
Cordia caffra
Why this breathtaking tree is so rarely used in the horticultural and landscape trade is a mystery. It possesses almost all the qualities of the ideal...
Cordyla africana
Did you know that Africa has its own mango? Although the fruit is not as big and tasty as the exotic one and it belongs to a different family, it is extremely...
Cotula sericea
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Crassula pellucida
Crassula pellucida is a beautiful, low-growing, creeping and spreading, perennial succulent plant with starry flowers and decorative leaves, that makes...
Cotyledon barbeyi
This is an easy to grow succulent plant with attractive shiny red flowers....
Chironia laxa
This is a delightful plant, with shiny, bright pink, star-shaped flowers that are produced in abundance throughout the summer months, ideal for a sunny...
Cotyledon orbiculata
This fast-growing succulent is well known to gardeners, forms a low shrub and adds colour to the winter garden. Forms with handsome grey leaves provide...
Cissampelos capensis
Cissampelos capensis is a tough, slow-growing, sprawling or climbing shrublet with beautiful bluish-green foliage, and is a well-known medicinal plant...
Cotyledon pendens
Cotyledon pendens is a rare succulent shrublet with hanging branches and flowers, only known from sheer cliff faces along the Mbashe River in the...