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Astroloba congesta

Astroloba congesta
Common names: eastern astroloba (Eng.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

The striking eastern astroloba is a real showstopper! Whether it's with flowers or not, it's guaranteed to elevate the beauty of your garden or...

07 / 04 / 2025 | Vathiswa Zikishe | CREW
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Ledebouria steenkampsbergensis

Ledebouria steenkampsbergensis flowers
Common names: Steenkampsberg African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

Miniature bulbous plant with attractively spotted leaves and pale pinkish-lilac flowers borne on deep pink and glossy flower stalks.Fig. 1. Ledebouria...

07 / 04 / 2025 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Erythrina abyssinica

Erythrina abyssinica in flower in Kirstenbosch NBG
Common names: red-hot-poker tree, lucky bean tree, Abyssinian coral tree, flame tree (Eng.), vuurpylkoraalboom (Afr.), umkhamba, umsinsi (isiZulu), umgqogqogqo (isi
Family: Fabaceae

Erythrina abyssinica is a striking spectacle of nature with rugged, spiny branches, vibrant foliage and vivid red-orange blooms that attract pollinators...

24 / 03 / 2025 | Thamsanqa Msweli | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Helichrysum ruderale

Helichrysum ruderale
Common names: weedy yellow everlasting (Eng.); geelsewejaaartjie (Afr.); umadotsheni (isiZulu)
Family: Asteraceae

Helichrysum ruderale is a herbaceous flowering plant that completes its life cycle in two growing seasons. It brings life into sunny or semi-shade flowerbeds...

17 / 03 / 2025 | Itumeleng Machete | Pretoria NBG
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Arctotis debensis

Arctotis debensis in flower in habitat
Common names: kommetjie grassland butterflower, Debe Nek arctotis (Eng.), kommetjievlaktes-botterblom (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

Arctotis debensis is a flat-growing, spreading perennial with rosettes of bright green leaves and yellow daisy-flowers in spring. It is only found growing...

17 / 03 / 2025 | Mahlatse Michelle Malemone | Karoo Desert NBG
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Drimia sanguinea

Drimia sanguinea bulb
Common names: red squill (Eng.), rooislangkop, gifbol (Afr.), sekanama, skanama (Sepedi), umahlogolozi (isiZulu).
Family: Hyacinthaceae

Although this is a beautiful bulbous plant with great horticultural potential for gardens and containers it is not recommended for gardening because it...

10 / 03 / 2025 | Dineo Dibakwane | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Aloe bowiea

Aloe bowiea in the Karoo NBG nursery
Common names: Coega dwarf aloe, Bowie’s aloe (Eng.); kleinaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Aloe bowiea is very distinctive and uncommon amongst the species of Aloe, with very small, grass-like leaves and inconspicuous flowers. Its habitat is...

03 / 03 / 2025 | Mahlatse Michelle Malemone | Karoo Desert NBG
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Jamesbrittenia tysonii

Jamesbrittenia tysonii
Common names: Karoo jaybee, wild phlox (Eng.) witbergheuningkaroo, witsafraanbos (Afr.)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

Jamesbrittenia tysonii is an appealing and resilient perennial with pretty, delicate white flowers in spring and summer. This plant requires little maintenance...

24 / 02 / 2025 | Lerato Mokoena | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Delosperma gautengense

Delosperma gautengense
Common names: Gauteng delosperma, gold reef sheepfig (Eng.)
Family: Aizoaceae

The Gauteng delosperma is a succulent plant native to rocky outcrops of the Magaliesberg in South Africa, it dazzles with its radiant, white, daisy-like...

24 / 02 / 2025 | Rofhiwa Ingrid Mudau | Pretoria NBG
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Crassula sladenii

Crassula sladenii growing on a dolomite cliff on the Hunsberg
Common names: Hunsberg cliff-crassula (Eng.), Hunsberg-sosatie (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

Crassula sladenii is a rare, sparingly branched, scrambling succulent shrublet, becoming a cliff-hanger with stems up to 400 mm long. The leaves are greyish-green,...

17 / 02 / 2025 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Vigna unguiculata

Vigna unguiculata
Common names: cowpea, black- eyed pea, southern pea (Eng.); akkerbone, boontjie, koertjie (Afr.); isikhwali, indumba, isihlumaya, umcwasibe (isiZulu); dinawa (Sotho
Family: Fabaceae

Urbanization has led to the decline of traditional plant-based diets, impacting health. Vigna unguiculata, rich in protein, helps fill this gap with its...

10 / 02 / 2025 | Lungisani Zondi | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Kalanchoe alticola

Kalanchoe alticola
Common names: coin kalanchoe, coin-leaved kalanchoe (Eng.), panniekalanchoe (Afr)
Family: Crassulaceae

Kalanchoe alticola is a small shrubby succulent with rounded leaves and striking yellow flowers in autumn and winter, growing at high altitudes near Barberton...

20 / 01 / 2025 | Ziphezinhle Madonsela | Lowveld NBG
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Protea aurea subsp. aurea

Protea aurea subsp. aurea
Common names: shuttlecock sugarbush, common shuttlecock sugarbush, long-bud sugarbush, candles (Eng.), geelsuikerbos, geelsuikerkan, langsuikerkan, langknopsuikerbo
Family: Proteaceae

A tall, upright shrub with iconic cream or pink flower heads in summer and autumn, that resemble candles when in bud and look like a shuttlecock when open....

20 / 01 / 2025 | Asanda Mlungwana | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Plectranthus mzimvubuensis

Plectranthus mzimvubensis
Common names: Mzimvubu spurflower, Mzimvubu plectranthus (Eng.); Mzimbuvu-spoorsalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

The Mzimvubu spurflower, has striking, aromatic foliage, and pink flowers borne on long, reddish stalks in late summer and autumn, giving it a pleasing...

20 / 01 / 2025 | Athi Sigcau | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Selago corymbosa

Selago corymbosa flowers
Common names: bitter bush, poverty bush (Eng.); bitterblombos, bitterblombossie, blombos, blombossie (Afr.); iyeza lamaqakuva (isiXhosa)
Family: Scrophulariaceae

Selago corymbosa is an unassuming, dainty, herbaceous perennial with white flowers in summer, a great addition to any home garden....

13 / 01 / 2025 | Karen Wall | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Helichrysum pedunculatum

Helichrysum pedunculatum
Common names: pedunculate helichrysum (Eng.), isicwe (isiXhosa & isiZulu)
Family: Asteraceae

Helichrysum pedunculatum is a perennial herb that is distinguished by its large flower heads and aromatic, bicoloured leaves that are glossy above and...

06 / 01 / 2025 | Mashudu Tshitereke | KwaZulu-Natal NBG
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Crinum lugardiae

Crinum lugardiae
Common names: veld swamplily, Lugard's crinum (Eng.); veldlelie (Afr.)
Family: Amaryllidaceae

Crinum lugardiae has a rosette of strap-shaped leaves, fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers with long thin floral tubes, in early summer, followed by strongly...

02 / 12 / 2024 | Linda Booysen | Walter Sisulu NBG
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Aloe ecklonis

Aloe ecklonis
Common names: Ecklon’s aloe, grass aloe (Eng.), Ecklonse-aalwyn, vlei-aalwyn, grasaalwyn (Afr.), hloho-tsa-makaka, lekxalana, maroba lihale (Sesotho), isiphukuthw
Family: Asphodelaceae

Aloe ecklonis is a tough and beautiful succulent, that boasts striking rosettes of broad leaves and vibrant orange, yellow or salmon-pink flowers in summer,...

25 / 11 / 2024 | Lesego Maunatlala | Pretoria NBG
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Ruellia patula

Ruellia patula
Common names: white veld violet (Eng); witveldviooltjie (Afr.)
Family: Acanthaceae

A small attractive spreading perennial with stems up to 500 mm long, and white to mauve or purple funnel-shaped flowers in summer. It is easy to grow,...

28 / 10 / 2024 | Thembuluwo Maduwa | Thohoyandou NBG
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Anacampseros filamentosa subsp. filamentosa

Anacampseros filamentosa subsp. filamentosa
Common names: thready anacampseros, hare's food, rabbit's food, rabbit's foot (Eng); boesmansuring, haaskos, hasieskos, kleinhaaskos, kleinhasieskos, haasballetjies
Family: Anacampserotaceae

Anacampseros filamentosa subsp. filamentosa is a distinctive and striking dwarf succulent , easily recognized by its dense covering of fine hairs. This...

21 / 10 / 2024 | Lungelo L. Sikhakhane | Free State NBG
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