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Encephalartos lebomboensis
This cycad is said to be one of the most popular cycads in cultivation, although there is some confusion about its identity. Several populations of what...
Lachenalia corymbosa
Lachenalia corymbosa is one of five brightly coloured, bulbous geophytes, which were previously in the genus Polyxena, but have now been included...
Lessertia frutescens
Lessertia frutescens is a much-respected and long-used medicinal plant that is also an attractive garden plant, and has been cultivated in gardens...
Encephalartos horridus
This cycad has been described as one of the most unusual of all the South African species. It has been very over-collected in the past, but sufficient...
Drosanthemum floribundum
This hardy perennial produces dazzling metallic purple flowers in spring each year....
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...
Nivenia stokoei
The Kogelberg Biosphere is home to many wonderful indigenous plants, among them Nivenia stokoei. With its clusters of blue flowers, it is one of the most...
Stenoglottis fimbriata
This charming, mauve, ground orchid is easily identified by the dark markings found on the leaves and flowers....
Welwitschia mirabilis
Weird, peculiar, wonderful, strange, bizarre, fascinating, and of course, unique, are the kind of words that are used to describe the welwitschia. It is...
Brunsvigia orientalis
Brunsvigia orientalis is one of the exciting surprises experienced in the late summer, when little else is flowering. The emergence of large pinkish...
Nerine masoniorum
A bulbous plant with a profusion of pink flowers, Nerine masoniorum is ideally suited to cultivation in pots and window-boxes. ...
Schotia afra var. afra
This delightful, small, water-wise tree is a must for the home gardener who wants an attractive evergreen tree. ...
Lampranthus affinis
Lampranthus affinis is a striking, easily grown shrublet, with large, pale pink flowers, and is one of only a few mesembs that will flower in shady...
Pterocarpus rotundifolius
Flowers of Pterocarpus rotundifolius are strongly honey-scented. Bee-keepers like to plant this tree as a good source of nectar and food for bees....
Melinis nerviglumis
This pretty, tufted grass with its bluish leaves and shining pink inflorescences is an attractive addition to any border or wild garden. It is particularly...
Erica jasminiflora
Erica jasminiflora forms an erect spindly shrub growing up to 600 mm high. ...
Englerophytum magalismontanum
This species is better known by its Afrikaans name, stamvrug and is one of South Africa's more popular veld fruits, a thirst quencher to...
Gardenia thunbergia
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Harpochloa falx
The caterpillar grass, Harpochloa falx, is a wonderful garden plant, which forms neat, dark green tussocks which persist throughout the year and produce...