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Dais cotinifolia
The pompon tree is one of the best known and well-loved indigenous trees, tough enough to be used as a street tree and small enough to fit into most gardens....
Monopsis unidentata
This lovely, dainty plant caught our attention and was collected growing wild with buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) around Nature's Valley....
Leucadendron salignum
Leucadendron salignum is the most widespread species of the family Proteaceae, occurring in a large part of South Africa. ...
Scabiosa africana
Seeing Scabiosa africana on the mountain, the first thought is that it must have escaped from a garden nearby. With its big mauve flowers and soft leaves,...
Leucospermum tottum
Leucospermum tottum is a handsome, much branched shrub whose flowers are excellent for flower arranging....
Pelargonium cucullatum
Pelargonium cucullatum is the parent of many modern pelargonium hybrids. It is a fast growing, tough shrub tolerant to coastal conditions,...
Lobelia valida
True blue flowers are always special. Worldwide they are sought after, a rare colour to find in a flower. The colour is striking by itself, breathtaking...
Aristea capitata
The Cape is well known for its wealth of beautiful bulbs. If you go walking on Lion's Head above Cape Town in early summer, one of the most striking...
Lampranthus roseus
Commonly cultivated shrubby succulents, covered with brilliant pink flowers in spring...
Leucospermum oleifolium
One of the most rewarding and charming pincushions to plant on its own in a small garden, or together with other fynbos plants in a larger garden....
Senecio elegans
During spring this mauve annual daisy flowers in abundance along the west and south coast of the Cape. The plants vary considerably in height and flower...
Leucadendron argenteum
The sight of these giant silver proteas against the mountain must be one of nature's finest and is one to treasure. These beautiful trees, with their...
Cyclopia genistoides
Honeybush is well known in the Cape, not so much as a garden shrub, but as a herbal tea....
Pelargonium cordifolium
Pelargonium cordifolium is a spreading, branched aromatic shrub, reaching a height of more than 1.5 metres....
Leucospermum cordifolium
From the middle of July to the end of November groups of Leucospermum cordifolium shrubs provide vivid splashed of orange and red in the Fynbos...
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...
Heliophila coronopifolia
This dainty, blue annual is an absolute delight when it comes into flower. Upright and graceful, with small cups of bright blue flowers,the plants appear...
Dimorphotheca pluvialis
Dimorphotheca pluvialis is always one of the first spring annuals to flower at Kirstenbosch....
Acmadenia heterophylla
This is a delicate looking shrub with starry pink flowers and a sweet lemony scent when touched. It belongs to the citrus family (Rutaceae) with most of...