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Pelargonium articulatum
Pelargonium articulatum is seldom noticed except when it is in flower, then it is one of the showiest of pelargoniums....
Protea cryophila
Protea cryophila is a sprawling, densely tufted shrub with attractive pink and white flowerheads and leathery, ascending, inward-folded leaves. It is confined...
Pauridia aquatica
Pauridia aquatica is a small geophytic plant suitable for water gardens and wetlands. Its white, star-shaped flowers with bright yellow centres, make a...
Petalacte coronata
Petalacte coronata produces white flower heads in clusters from June to November. The distribution of the plant seems to influence the length of flowering....
Polhillia ignota
Only known from two records made over 80 years ago, this lost species was recently rediscovered by the Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers (CREW)....
Phymaspermum appressum
Phymaspermum appressum is a drought resistant, Cape daisy shrub with striking white, fading to pink and finally purple, flowers....
Protea longifolia
A fast-growing protea, which is easily recognized by its extended central mass of flowers with black-bearded tips, and various flower colours of yellow-green,...
Pseudarthria hookeri
This large shrub has vibrant, eye catching flowers in late summer. It earned the common name ‘bug-catcher’ because it is reputed to catch bedbugs...
Pelargonium heterophyllum
Pelargonium heterophyllum is a rare species from the Renosterveld, and one of South Africa’s most endangered plants....
Penaea mucronata
A resprouting shrub, with branches coppicing from a woody base, triangular leaves and yellow to red flowers in spring and summer; found in fynbos, and...
Paranomus dregei
A splendid shrub, with scented flowers that attract many insects, and very much catches the eye with its reddish involucral bracts, creamy flowers and...
Pelargonium rapaceum
This hardy geophytic pelargonium has attractive foliage, unusual flowers and makes an ideal plant for waterwise gardens in winter rainfall areas....
Pavonia columella
Pavonia columella, a hardy and aromatic subshrub, shows off its delicate, white to pink flowers all year round....
Pelargonium tricolor
A fascinating, low-growing, floriferous shrublet that displays some of the most amazing natural variation of flower colour forms and shapes....
Philenoptera sutherlandii
A large and handsome evergreen tree, with showy pink or purple flowers in midsummer, that grows mainly in forest habitat....
Protea odorata
A small, champion shrub that produces very pleasant pink flower heads, pointing upwards or sideway of the branches, that have a slight sweet fragrance,...
Pteronia incana
This unpalatable, aromatic, dwarf shrub with beautiful, dusty grey foliage and bright yellow flowers in spring and early summer, is one of the most widely...
Protea amplexicaulis
This sprawling protea shyly hides its velvety flowerheads under its unusual grey-green, pink-margined leaves....
Protea nana
A delightful shrub, with soft needle-shaped leaves that shimmer in the wind, while its cup-shaped, crimson flower heads, shyly nod. ...
Pyrrosia schimperiana
A rare fern, only known from the Blyde River Canyon in the Mpumalanga Province, confined to sheer cliffs. The plant grows in small, dense clusters, with...