Zone 4 Summer rainfall Karoo and Highveld, Frost in winter
Gladiolus ecklonii Lehm.
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Common names: sheathed gladiolus (Eng.); kxahla, litsoantsoang, makhabebe (SS); sidvwana (Sw)
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Cichorium intybus L.
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Common names: blue dandelion, chicory (Eng.); sigorei (Afr.)
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Ursinia nana DC.
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Common names: small ursinia, yellow margaret (Eng.); kleinbergmargriet, geelmagriet (Afr.); sehalikane (SS)
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Melianthus villosus Bolus
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Common names: maroon honey flower, Drakensberg honey flower (Eng.); Drakensbergse kruidjie-roer-my-nie (Afr.); ibhonya (Zulu)
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Heteropogon contortus (L.) Roem. & Schult.
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Common names: tanglehead, spear grass (Eng.); pylgras, assegaaigras (Afr.); isitupe (IsiZulu); makurwane (Setswana); selokana, seloka (Sesotho)
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Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
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Common names: Scottish thistle, spear thistle (Eng.); skotse dissel (Afr.); hlaba (Sesotho); ntsoa-ntsane (Setswana)
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Crocosmia paniculata (Klatt) Goldblatt
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Common names: zigzag crocosmia (Eng.); waaierlelie (Afr.); khala-ea-bokone, moloke (Sesotho); undwendwi, umlunge (Zulu)
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Ledebouria mokobulanensis A.J.Hankey & T.J.Edwards
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Common names: Mokobulan African hyacinth
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Ledebouria remifolia S.Venter
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Common names: butterspoon African hyacinth
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Ledebouria parvifolia S.Venter
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Common names: elusive African hyacinth
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