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Aloe cooperi
Aloe cooperi is a southern African grassland aloe....
Barleria greenii
A beautiful shrub with large pink to white, night-scented flowers in summer....
Amaryllis belladonna
The flowering stems of this bulb emerging from the bare ground is a sign that summer is coming to an end in the Cape....
Aloe reitzii var. reitzii
Although it is a rather rare species of aloe, it is easily distinguished by the handsome erect red flower spikes that are produced in summer (unlike most...
Cunonia capensis
Cunonia capensis is a beautiful evergreen garden tree which attracts insects to its flowers....
Ceratotheca triloba
Ceratotheca triloba is now known as Sesamum trilobum...
Strelitzia reginae
Strelitzia reginae is one the most popular horticultural perennials around the world. It flowers for long periods with its vivid orange and bright...
Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. katharinae
This plant explodes into flower, producing huge orange-red flower balls in mid to late summer, it's a plant for semi-shade or shade in well-watered,...
Indigofera jucunda
This beautiful plant has had the misfortune of being known by an incorrect name for many years, resulting in some confusion about its identity. But whether...
Indigofera frutescens
This plant has rose to purple flowers in lax racemes and bluish green leaves. It forms a stout, leafy shrub up to 2 m tall. It comes...
Agapanthus inapertus
The drooping agapanthus is an attractive, tuberous plant which occurs naturally in open grassland and on forest margins. ...
Disa uniflora
This famous red orchid, emblem of the Western Cape, is strictly protected....
Bauhinia galpinii
With attractive brick red flowers from December onwards this scrambling shrub is a summer delight in many gardens....
Protea caffra
The common sugar bush is one of three proteas which occur in the Witwatersrand area. ...
Crassula coccinea
When hiking up Table Mountain in midsummer to find the red disa, Disa uniflora, in flower, one is sure to also see the brilliant red crassula, Crassula...
Streptocarpus formosus
Walking down the Camphor Avenue at Kirstenbosch, one can not but stop to admire the clumps of Streptocarpus formosus flowering on the ground. Formosus...
Wahlenbergia undulata
A special delight for the summer garden is Wahlenbergia undulata with its soft mauve bells dancing on long slender stems....
Ipomoea albivenia
Ipomoea albivenia is a vigorous perennial deciduous climber up to 10 m long, belonging to the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae)....
Agapanthus inapertus subsp. pendulus 'Graskop'
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...
Erythrina humeana
The dwarf coral tree is an ideal tree or shrub for the small garden, especially for people who love the scarlet flowers of the common coral tree (Erythrina...