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Agathosma cerefolium

Common names: coast anise buchu (Eng.); anysboegoe, strandboegoe, klamboegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

This floriferous buchu is ideal for the small and large garden alike. It is also grows well in pots....

03 / 09 / 2012 | Roger Oliver | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agathosma capensis

Common names: spicy buchu (Eng.); anysboegoe, steenbokboegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

Agathosma capensis is a variable shrub with either hairy or hairless leaves. Flower colour ranges from mauve, pink to white or a bluish purple. Crushed...

04 / 08 / 2008 | Norma Lucas | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agathosma apiculata

Common names: garlic buchu ( Eng.); knoffelboegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

The leaves of Agathosma apiculata are aromatic and a distinctive garlic scent is released when the leaves are crushed, due to the volatile oils in the...

30 / 06 / 2008 | Norma Lucas | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agapanthus praecox subsp. minimus 'Adelaide'

Common names: Adelaide agapanthus

Family: Agapanthaceae

This floriferous dwarf agapanthus is the first to start flowering and one of the last to finish, a star performer in full sun or semi-shade....

16 / 01 / 2006 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agapanthus praecox

Common names: common agapanthus, blue lily (Eng.); bloulelie, agapant (Afr.); isicakathi (Xhosa); ubani (Zulu)

Family: Agapanthaceae

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...

19 / 01 / 2004 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agapanthus pondoensis

Common names: Pondoland agapanthus

Family: Agapanthaceae

Agapanthus pondoensis is a recently described species in the genus Agapanthus, found in the beautiful landscapes of Gwexintaba village near Magwa Falls...

| Athi Sigcau | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus 'Graskop'

Common names: Graskop agapanthus

Family: Agapanthaceae

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...

15 / 01 / 2001 | Richard Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agapanthus coddii

Common names: Waterberg agapanthus, Codd's agapanthus (Eng.), Waterberg-bloulelie (Afr.)

Family: Agapanthaceae

Summer time is agapanthus season at Kirstenbosch, when the Garden is festooned with masses of these beautiful plants that come in many shapes and sizes...

| Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agapanthus caulescens

Common names: stem agapanthus

Family: Agapanthaceae

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27 / 12 / 2004 | Richard Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agapanthus campanulatus

Common names: bell agapanthus (E), bloulelie (A), ugebeleweni (X), ubani (Z), leta-laphofu (SS)

Family: Agapanthaceae

A dainty deciduous agapanthus from the Drakensberg, this is a good choice for gardeners in cold areas who struggle to grow evergreen agapanthus....

09 / 01 / 2006 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Agapanthus africanus

Common names: Cape agapanthus, fynbos agapanthus (Eng.); kleinbloulelei (Afr.)

Family: Agapanthaceae

Agapanthus are one of South Africa's best known garden plants and are grown in most countries in the world. Their strap-like leaves and striking blue...

17 / 05 / 2004 | Richard Jamieson | Kirstenbosch NBG

Afzelia quanzensis

Common names: pod mahogany, lucky bean tree ( Eng. ); peulmahonie (Afr.); iNkehli (Zulu); Mambakofi (Swahili)

Family: Fabaceae

Afzelia quanzensis is a very attractive, medium-sized, deciduous tree, with bright green leaves that turn to an attractive yellowish colour in autumn....

11 / 09 / 2006 | Mhlonishwa D Dlamini | Walter Sisulu NBG

Aeollanthus rehmannii

Common names: wavyleaf rocksage (Eng.), klipsalie (Afr.)

Family: Lamiaceae

An appealing perennial, with aromatic leaves with wavy edges and clusters of pink and purple flowers which draw butterflies and bees and bloom from early...

28 / 07 / 2025 | Gorven Mokgaditsi | Lowveld NBG

Adenia glauca

Common names: blue leaved elephant’s foot (Eng.); bobbebjaangif (Afr.)

Family: Passifloraceae

The oddly shaped, swollen stem and twining vines of Adenia glauca can be seen growing in the driest parts of southern Africa. Its soft greyish green, palmately-shaped...

16 / 03 / 2020 | Jermaine Christoffels | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adenia fruticosa subsp. fruticosa

Common names: Sekhukhune greenstem, greenstem (Eng.); sekoekoenie-bobbejaangif (Afr.).

Family: Passifloraceae

Adenia fruticosa is one of the succulent plants that is easily recognised by its very attractive, tuberous, swollen, green stem, sometimes splitting into...

27 / 12 / 2021 | Nomndeni Nkosi | Kirstenbosch NBG

Adenandra gummifera

Common names: Potberg china flower, gummy china flower (Eng.); Potberg-porseleinblom (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

A beautiful, aromatic, fynbos shrub with showy white porcelain-like flowers in winter and spring....

07 / 08 / 2006 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Acridocarpus natalitus

Common names: moth-fruit, the binder (Eng.); motvrug (Afr.); umabophe, umabophawentaba, umabopha and ihlalanyosi (isiZulu)

Family: Malpighiaceae

Its beautiful flowers and fruit make this evergreen shrub or small tree an appealing garden subject which should be in most gardens in the warmer and coastal...

20 / 06 / 2005 | Mkhipheni Ngwenya | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Acmadenia tetragona

Common names: pagoda flower, Outeniqua porcelain flower (Eng.)

Family: Rutaceae

A hardy aromatic shrub that captures attention in spring, with its delicate, light pink flowers with pink nectar guides clearly visible in the centre of...

27 / 01 / 2025 | Phophi Ceri Thovhakale | Kirstenbosch NBG

Acmadenia obtusata

Common names: dune porcelain flower ( Eng. ); duineboegoe, steekboegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

Acamadenia obtusata forms a variable shrub, displaying floriferous pink flowers with aromatic foliage. Characteristic of the citrus family are oil...

06 / 06 / 2005 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

Acmadenia mundiana

Common names: De Hoop porcelain flower (Eng.), De Hoop-boegoe (Afr.)

Family: Rutaceae

This attractive shrub with grey-green foliage carries bright pink star-shaped flowers almost all year round but mainly in winter and spring....

30 / 09 / 2002 | Norma Jodamus | Kirstenbosch NBG

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