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Dombeya burgessiae
The pink wild pear is a garden favourite used by many gardeners and landscapers for its profusion of pink to white flowers borne in dense clusters which...
Dombeya cymosa
Dombeya cymosa is an ornamental, deciduous, small tree that bears showy, drooping, white, sweet-scented flowers....
Dombeya kirkii
A fast growing and beautiful, ornamental wild pear with masses of white flowers in late summer and winter....
Dombeya pulchra
The silver white pear is a beautiful shrub or small tree ideal for the wooded or semi-shaded areas of your garden....
Dombeya rotundifolia
This lovely tree gets its English common name, wild pear, from the masses of white blooms which appear before the leaves in early spring. It bears a resemblance...
Dombeya tiliacea
A pretty shrub or small tree, with white flowers in late summer to autumn, suitable for sun or semi-shade....
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
See Cleretum bellidiforme ...
Dovyalis caffra
Dovyalis caffra is a lovely evergreen fruit tree or shrub. It is one of the three Dovyalis species, together with D. zeyheri (wild...
Dovyalis longispina
‘The Dovyalis with the long spines’, that is how one can make sense of its botanical name. With its bright orange-red, edible fruits and very...
Dovyalis rhamnoides
This is a spiny, evergreen shrub or tree bearing edible fruit. It is easily cultivated and attracts birds to the garden....
Dovyalis zeyheri
This is a tree with a most unusual and apparently unexplained feature. At certain times of the year the leaves emit a smell resembling that of carrion....
Dracaena aletriformis
The large-leaved dragon tree is a wonderful, showy foliage plant with large strap-shaped leaves in rosettes at the tips of the branches, ideal for shady...
Dracaena transvaalensis
Dracaena transvaalensis is a medium-sized, aloe-like tree. It has large, elongated, ascending leaves arranged in central rosettes. The large inflorescence...
Dracosciadium italae
This little-known member of the carrot family from KwaZulu-Natal makes an unusual and interesting addition to indigenous gardens....
Dregeochloa pumila
The Tom Thumb grass (Dregeochloa pumila), a peculiar, little known grass from the coastal southern Namib Desert in South Africa and Namibia,...
Drimia altissima
If you are looking for one of those mass flowering, tall bulbs, this is the one....
Drimia filifolia
Drimia filifolia is an attractive plant, flowering in spring up to early summer and is an asset to any garden. This article will provide some insight into...
Drimia loedolffiae
A small bulb which grows in dense clusters on riverine cliffs in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Easily grown from division and great for hanging baskets...
Drimia sphaerocephala
The phrase “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” is well expressed by the plant Drimia sphaerocephala. A bulbous plant wearing a rounded,...
Drosanthemum aasvoelbergense
The Aasvoelberg mesemb is a rare endemic of the upper south-facing cliffs of the Aasvoelberg, north west of Willowmore in the Eastern Cape. The sprawling...