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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...
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,...
Geranium multisectum
Like pelargoniums, this is a geranium which makes an interesting garden plant....
Hesperantha coccinea
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Orphium frutescens
Flowering in the heat of summer the glossy pink stars of Orphium frutescens always attract attention, especially with the surrounding vegetation going...
Salvia chamelaeagnea
Members of the sage family are known worldwide as excellent herbs and beautiful garden plants. Salvia chamelaeagnea, which grows wild in the south western...
Erythrina humeana
The dwarf coral tree is an ideal tree or shrub for the small garden, especially for people who love the scarlet flowers of the common coral tree (Erythrina...
Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus 'Graskop'
This striking agapanthus with its compact head of drooping, dark violet blue flowers is always commented on when first seen. The buds as they emerge seem...
Ipomoea albivenia
Ipomoea albivenia is a vigorous perennial deciduous climber up to 10 m long, belonging to the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae)....
Wahlenbergia undulata
A special delight for the summer garden is Wahlenbergia undulata with its soft mauve bells dancing on long slender stems....
Streptocarpus formosus
Walking down the Camphor Avenue at Kirstenbosch, one can not but stop to admire the clumps of Streptocarpus formosus flowering on the ground. Formosus...
Crassula coccinea
When hiking up Table Mountain in midsummer to find the red disa, Disa uniflora, in flower, one is sure to also see the brilliant red crassula, Crassula...
Protea caffra
The common sugar bush is one of three proteas which occur in the Witwatersrand area. ...
Bauhinia galpinii
With attractive brick red flowers from December onwards this scrambling shrub is a summer delight in many gardens....
Disa uniflora
This famous red orchid, emblem of the Western Cape, is strictly protected....
Agapanthus inapertus
The drooping agapanthus is an attractive, tuberous plant which occurs naturally in open grassland and on forest margins. ...
Indigofera jucunda
This beautiful plant has had the misfortune of being known by an incorrect name for many years, resulting in some confusion about its identity. But whether...
Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. katharinae
This plant explodes into flower, producing huge orange-red flower balls in mid to late summer, it's a plant for semi-shade or shade in well-watered,...
Ceratotheca triloba
Ceratotheca triloba is now known as Sesamum trilobum...
Cunonia capensis
Cunonia capensis is a beautiful evergreen garden tree which attracts insects to its flowers....