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Mentha longifolia
With its strong mint smell and taste, this herb has found its way into homes for centuries where it has been used in the kitchen and as a medicine. There...
Felicia heterophylla
The true blue daisy is one of the few felicias with entirely blue daisy flowers, in contrast to the others with yellow centres surrounded by blue/purple...
Solanum giganteum
This big shrub with its colourful, long-lasting berries and large leaves with silvery undersides, makes an unusual hedge or background plant....
Agapanthus praecox
I doubt that there is a South African gardener alive that has not come across an agapanthus somewhere! They line our roads, and are in most gardens and...
Watsonia hysterantha
Watsonia hysterantha is one of numerous, bright, dwarf watsonias endemic to Western Cape. While several tall-growing watsonias are frequently used in roadside...
Euryops virgineus
Many collectors of South African plants have raved about this attractive plant, and J.D. Keet, who collected a specimen as early as 1918 in the Knysna...
Helichrysum splendidum
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Justicia petiolaris
Attractive and little-known perennial shrubs with soft velvety leaves and pretty pink-purple or mauve-blue, two-lipped, pouted flowers, present almost...
Scabiosa incisa
Scabiosa incisa with its large mauve or white flowers must be one of South Africa's prettiest indigenous perennials. Growing in small clumps, the flowerheads...
Haemanthus coccineus
One of the surprises of late summer, with flowerheads like bright shaving brushes popping up from underground bulbs, is Haemanthus coccineus, which has...
Helichrysum nudifolium
Helichrysum nudifolium is a sun-loving, perennial herb with a pale yellow inflorescence and shiny, light green leaves. There are many species very similar...
Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender'
Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender', a hybrid developed at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, is becoming a hit around the world!...
Vachellia sieberiana var. woodii
Pure stands of these beautifully shaped trees with their perfectly flattened crowns are quite stunning. Where else but in Africa would you encounter such...
Sclerocarya birrea
The edible fruits and the multiple uses associated with almost all parts of the marula, make it one of southern Africa's most valued trees....
Leucospermum bolusii
The Gordon's Bay pincushion is quite unusual for a pincushion in that its flowers are a creamy white colour where they are normally a striking orange...
Cordia caffra
Why this breathtaking tree is so rarely used in the horticultural and landscape trade is a mystery. It possesses almost all the qualities of the ideal...
Heteromorpha arborescens
This small to medium-sized, deciduous tree or straggly shrub is suitable for a small, low-maintenance garden. The bark often helps to distinguish it from...
Nerine laticoma
This is a summer-growing Nerine, one of a genus of beautiful geophytes endemic to southern Africa....
Rhigozum obovatum
Rhigozum obovatum is an ideal shrub or small tree to bring life to gardens in dry areas where water is in short supply and garden maintenance is low. Although...
Polygala myrtifolia
Polygala myrtifolia is a common, widespread pioneer shrub with pretty mauve flowers on and off throughout the year with a peak in spring, hence the names...