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Tabernaemontana ventricosa
This tree, with its unusual fruits, is excellent for gardeners wanting to bring nature back into their garden — it attracts birds, insects and small...
Tabernaemontana elegans
Tabernaemontana elegans is a beautiful bushveld tree that can be recognised by its large, glossy leaves, fragrant white flowers and large fruit borne...
Syzygium pondoense
This attractive small tree is rare in nature. But it has great horticultural potential, despite its tongue twister of a name which is pronounced sigh-zig-ee-um...
Syzygium guineense
This is a lovely medium-sized to large evergreen tree with a smooth greyish-white single stem on young trees and beautiful purplish-red young leaves. This...
Syzygium cordatum
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Syntrichia papillosa
The relatively large brood-bodies on the leaves of Syntrichia papillosa are visible with the naked eye or through a hand-lens....
Syncolostemon transvaalensis
Syncolostemon transvaalensis is decorative, pleasantly aromatic and easy to grow....
Syncolostemon teucriifolius
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Syncolostemon rotundifolius
Even if a little difficult in cultivation, this little known member of the sage family, once established, will enhance the garden with its masses of pretty...
Syncolostemon obermeyerae
Syncolostemon obermeyerae is a fast growing, much branched shrub which can grow to 1,8m tall....
Syncolostemon macranthus
An attractive, shrubby perennial, with bright pink to mauve flowers, in summer....
Syncolostemon latidens
The subtle beauty of the little known mauve-pink plume bush, Syncolostemon latidens, has won the hearts of those who have seen this small perennial shrub...
Syncolostemon canescens
A small, aromatic perennial, with dainty, purplish pink, summer flowers and leaves that have a strong and unusual fruity, coconutty scent; a ‘must-have’...
Syncarpha vestita
At the height of its flowering, this relatively short-lived, woolly shrublet forms masses of beautiful white flowerheads that shine in the bright light...
Syncarpha recurvata
Syncarpha recurvata is a small, shrubby daisy with pretty pink flowerheads and attractive silvery foliage. This low shrub is endemic to a small area...
Syncarpha ferruginea
Syncarpha ferruginea is a small fynbos shrub with felted grey leaves and attractive yellow-brown, everlasting flower heads in spring and summer....
Syncarpha eximia
This beautiful plant has prominent, showy, red and orange flower heads that in bud are reminiscent of a bowl of strawberries, borne above erect stems covered...
Syncarpha argyropsis
Syncarpha argyropsis is a very attractive plant that grows well at Kirstenbosch and is a very promising horticultural plant for commercial use....
Synaptolepis oliveriana
Synaptolepis oliveriana is a much-branched, scrambling shrub, with spear-shaped leaves and sweetly scented, creamy yellow flowers in summer; the plant...