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Brabejum stellatifolium
This tree is famous in South Africa for being used to make Van Riebeeck's Hedge, the first formal boundary marker between the new Cape colony and the...
Kniphofia leucocephala
This delicate white wetland poker is so rare that it is now known from only one locality in KwaZulu-Natal, and does not even have a common name. Unless...
Coleonema album
An aromatic evergreen shrub with masses of white flowers in winter and spring....
Heterolepis aliena
When walking through the Mathews Rockery in Kirstenbosch during early summer, it is impossible to miss Heterolepis aliena. It is quite dazzling, covered...
Ansellia africana
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Salvia repens
As another member of the interesting sage family, this creeping sage with its aromatic leaves and abundance of flowers in summer, is a perennial worth...
Erica turgida
Erica turgida is an erect, bushy plant 300-400 mm high, with slender, willowy and slightly hairy branches. ...
Petalidium coccineum
The Kaoko petalidium is a fast-growing, branched shrub with smooth, white bark which contrasts with its striking, red, curved flowers and ornamental, mottled...
Oldenburgia grandis
Oldenburgia grandis is a remarkable, small, thick-set, tree similar in appearance to some tree proteas, but this strange plant's thistle-like flowers...
Elegia capensis
This restio is a tall, dark green, elegant plant with large, decorative, papery sheaths along the stems. It is a good feature plant next to a pond, a swimming...
Osmunda regalis
Osmunda regalis is unusual in that it forms new fertile fronds in autumn, and not in spring or summer as is common in most ferns....
Solanum aculeastrum
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Carissa macrocarpa
The Natal plum is a common and often conspicuous species in coastal bush and sand dunes....
Nivenia corymbosa
This attractive shrublet, with striking blue flowers in late summer at the Cape, is an unusual member of the iris family....
Tetragonia decumbens
This widespread dune plant is edible and also performs an important role in stabilizing the sand, enabling the dune to develop into a friendly environment...
Cadaba aphylla
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Ceropegia ampliata
Members of the genus Ceropegia are characterized by tubular flowers specially adapted for the temporary capture of insects for pollination purposes. The...
Pelargonium tongaense
Most adaptable in cultivation, the Tonga pelargonium, is a free flowering garden and container plant....
Thamnochortus cinereus
This is a medium to tall plant, which can be used equally well in a border or as an accent plant. The plants are very decorative with silvery foliage like...
Rhoicissus tomentosa
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