Zone 5 Bushveld summer rainfall, Light frost
Aloe boylei Baker
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Common names: broad-leaved grass aloe, Boyle’ s grass aloe (Eng.), breeblaar-grasaalwyn (Afr.), lisheshelo (Siswati), incothobe, isiphukuthwane, isiputhumane (Zulu)
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Drimiopsis dolomitica Hankey
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Common names: dolomite African hyacinth
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Senna italica Mill. subsp. arachoides (Burch.) Lock
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Common names: eland’s pea, wild senna (Eng.); morotela tshosi (Sepedi); elandsertjie, wilde-ertjie, swartstorm, kalwerbossie (Afr.); impengu (isiZulu)
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Carissa spinarum L. (= Carissa edulis Vahl)
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Common names: simple-spined num-num, climbing num-num, small num-num, bush plum (Eng.); enkeldoringnoemnoem, ranknoemnoem, kleinnoemnoem (Afr.); mothokolo (North Sotho); murungulu (Venda), umlugulu (Ndebele), murambara, muraramombe, muruguru, mutsamviringwa, nzambara, esamviringa, umsamviringwa (Shona), morogola (Lovedu)
SA Tree No: 640.4
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Dierama nixonianum Hilliard
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Common names: Nixon’s hairbell, Nixon’s fairy fishing rods (Eng.), grasklokkies (Afr.), isidwa, undwendweni (isiZulu).
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Agapanthus pondoensis F.M.Leight. ex G.D.Duncan
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Common names: Pondoland agapanthus
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Dracaena angolensis (Welw. ex Carrière) Byng & Christenh. (= Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer ex Hook.)
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Common names: African spear, cylindrical sansevieria, cylindrical snake plant (Eng.); silinder-slangplant (Afr.); isishwawa, isikholokotho (isiXhosa)
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Tulbaghia siebertii (Vosa) Mich.Moller & G.I.Stafford
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Common names: Siebert’s wild garlic
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Diascia namaquensis Hiern
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Common names: Namaqualand twinspur (Eng.); bokhorinkies, ramhorinkies (Afr.)
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Drimia delagoensis (Baker) Jessop
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Common names: Delagoa poison squill (Eng.), wildejeukui (Afr.); isiklenama, umahlangenisa (isiZulu)
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