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Pelargonium paniculatum
A robust, succulent shrub that is ideal for water-wise gardens or rockeries, in arid regions....
Passerina filiformis subsp. filiformis
Passerina filiformis subsp. filiformis is a shrub growing up to 2 m. It is currently quite scarce in the Cape Peninsula, but a healthy community of these...
Passerina ericoides
It is a most exhilarating experience seeing Passerina ericoides growing on cliff faces at Cape Point and overlooking the vast Atlantic Ocean, with branchlets...
Pavetta gardeniifolia
Masses of attractive creamy-white nectar-rich flowers hang from branches of glossy dark green foliage and their sweet fragrance fills the air at Christmas...
Protea roupelliae subsp. hamiltonii
A dwarf, procumbent shrub, ideal for a rockery or grassland gardens; it produces many low branches, with the stem spreading horizontally, and magnificent...
Pavetta lanceolata
In full flower, Pavetta lanceolata looks like a bride adorned in pure white, full of expectation and hope for a long and happy life, hence the...
Pavetta revoluta
This white-flowered shrub or a small tree is a joy to have in the garden; it also attracts wild life to the garden....
Pavetta schumanniana
What? A poisonous (or poisoned) bride? Surely that is the starting-point of a third-rate horror movie, or a children's fairy tale! No, in fact the...
Pavetta
When in full flower, these trees or shrubs truly remind one of a beautiful, radiant bride stunningly dressed in a specially designed white garment! As...
Pavetta cooperi
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Pearsonia sessilifolia
The sulphur-yellow flowers of Pearsonia sessilifolia, once pollinated, turn bright organge, signalling to their pollinators to reserve their resources...
Pelargonium abrotanifolium
This small flowering shrublet with aromatic foliage provides beauty and colour all year round to any arid garden and rockery....
Pelargonium acetosum
Pelargonium acetosum, with its beautiful shades of salmon-coloured flowers, provides an attractive display in the garden all year round....
Pelargonium hirtum
This is a hardy, waterwise pelargonium ideal for sandy and rocky gardens. It is also well-suited to pots....
Pelargonium acraeum
This pelargonium provides year-round colour to your garden.Illustration by M.E. ConnellFlowering Plants of South Africa vol. 20, plate no. 779...
Pelargonium betulinum
Pelargonium betulinum is dazzling in full flower, deserving of a place in any garden....
Pelargonium capitatum
This pelargonium is cultivated for its rose scented oil....
Protea namaquana
A very localized, rare shrub, distinct in its environment, with flowerheads that have a strong yeasty odour. Protea namaquana is one of the two Proteaceae...
Pelargonium citronellum
Pelargonium citronellum has decorative leaves that have a strong, clean, lemon fragrance....
Pelargonium crassicaule
Pelargonium crassicaule is a succulent plant with dainty, fragile, faintly sweet-scented flowers varying considerably in colour, and has great potential...