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Strumaria tenella subsp. orientalis
This interesting perennial bulb grows in the cracks and in the topsoil of dolerite rocks surrounded by Nama Karoo vegetation. The plant's most attractive...
Liparia splendens subsp. splendens
Liparia splendens is a beautiful fynbos shrub with striking bright orange-yellow, nodding flowerheads in winter-summer, a rare find both in the wild...
Sparaxis maculosa
Known from only two localities, one recently discovered, this spectacularly large-flowered species is sadly frail in its magnificence, a shadow cast upon...
Callilepis laureola
This is a spring flower of the grasslands with the unusual combination of dark disc, white rays and bright green foliage, making it an attractive garden...
Strelitzia reginae subsp. mzimvubuensis
This is a subspecies of the well known Strelitzia reginae which is a garden favourite and a choice cut-flower worldwide....
Encephalartos lanatus
Encephalartos lanatus is normally a medium-sized, single-stemmed plant about 1–1,5 m high. In the garden, it enjoys a position in full sun...
Stenostelma umbelliferum
Stenostelma umbelluliferum was recently moved to the genus Stenostelma. Previously known as Schizoglossum umbelluliferum, it was rediscovered in...
Euphorbia mauritanica
A tall succulent shrub with bright yellow flowers eminently suitable for a rock garden....
Tarchonanthus littoralis
For a small evergreen tree that will thrive in windy, coastal conditions, through drought, and in nutrient-poor, sandy soil, look no further than Tarchonanthus...
Gomphocarpus cancellatus
Gomphocarpus cancellatus, wild cotton, is an elegant bush, which in the sterile state resembles a protea bush. The flowers are accumulated in dense...
Leucospermum glabrum
Leucospermum glabrum, a prolific flowering pincushion, water-wise and hardy, will make a great addition to any garden....
Chasmanthe bicolor
Chasmanthe bicolor is a highly ornamental garden subject, which stands out from the other two species in this genus. It is one of three species in the...
Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia
Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia is the only species in this genus. It occurs only on the African continent....
Erica caterviflora
Erica caterviflora is a magnificent erica that was thought to have become extinct by the early 1990s, but the author rediscovered it in 2006 while...
Ochna pretoriensis
Ochna pretoriensis is one of the magnificent evergreen shrubs in South Africa, especially in the warm northern regions of South Africa. It flowers...
Bryum argenteum
Bryum argenteum is one of the most cosmopolitan mosses found throughout South Africa. It is most easily recognized by its whitish or silvery green leaves....
Plectranthus oertendahlii
Plectranthus oertendahlii is a lovely shade-loving groundcover and very striking potplant with silver variegated leaves that are beautiful throughout the...
Brachiaria serrata
Brachiaria serrata is a perennial grass with bright green leaves and red or purplish-red spikelets covered in silky hairs....
Jensenobotrya lossowiana
This perhaps the most peculiar of all the mesembs, found only in a small isolated area in the Namib desert; yet it is easy to propagate....
Erica regia subsp . regia
Erica regia is a very popular garden plant in South Africa and features in many of the older gardening books. It is quite easy to grow and has very...