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Jordaaniella cuprea
A creeping succulent, with large bright attractive orange daisy-like flowers, this plant is ideal for water-wise gardens....
Crassula setulosa
An attractive flowering dwarf cushion-succulent, drought tolerant and excellent for rockeries and living walls....
Hesperantha pauciflora
Hesperantha pauciflora is an attractive geophyte growing up to 150 mm high. This plant grows as a deciduous perennial and forms small tubers with a hard...
Gasteria doreeniae
Gasteria doreeniae is a dwarf aloe-like, succulent-leaved, cliff-dwelling plant (cliff hugger) endemic to the Swartwaterspoort of the Eastern Cape...
Erica fairii
Conserve a species on the brink of extinction and marvel at the unique beauty of this unassuming plant....
Sterculia rogersii
This is a small tree with smooth bark flaking to reveal reddish to purple or yellowish under-bark and a characteristic thickset trunk. It has saucer-shaped,...
Pelargonium grandiflorum
One cannot but stop and admire the beautiful large flowers of this pelargonium....
Streptocarpus gardenii
Streptocarpus gardenii is a delicate, dainty plant with a pale flower that loves the shady gloom found beneath trees....
Bowiea volubilis
Bowiea volubilis subsp volubilis has an unusual succulent adaptation - climbing inflorescences that harvest photosynthetic light in the absence of aerial...
Streptocarpus baudertii
Streptocarpus baudertii is a small herbaceous delight, with pretty mauve flowers and hairy leaves. It is special because it is not usually found in the...
Asclepias bicuspis
Thought to be extinct and known from only six collections, two of which were collected over a hundred years ago, Asclepias bicuspis, was unexpectedly rediscovered...
Hyaenanche globosa
The gifboom is a large evergreen fynbos shrub or small tree endemic to the Gifberg of the northern Bokkeveld Escarpment just south of Vanrhynsdorp (northern...
Boophone haemanthoides
Boophone haemanthoides is a summer-flowering geophyte growing up to 500 mm tall. It looks very much like a primitive plant with at least two thirds of...
Leucospermum cuneiforme
Leucospermum cuneiforme produces its showy pincushions from spring into late summer, bringing welcome colour to the fynbos garden in mid summer....
Lebeckia
The genus Lebeckia is a group of 14 species that occur in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. All the species have attractive...
Erica taxifolia
With its showy, bright pink, late summer flowers Erica taxifolia is a colourful addition to the fynbos garden, rockery or patio....
Arrowsmithia styphelioides
This rare and endemic shrublet is a member of the daisy family and occurs only in a restricted area in the Eastern Cape Province....
Nuxia congesta
Nuxia congesta is a winter-flowering evergreen tree or shrub, with beautiful large heads of small, scented, long-lasting white or cream flowers. It...
Lampranthus bicolor
This is a beautiful species; when in bud, it displays the orange-red on the reverse of the petals, and as it opens it reveals their bright yellow upper...