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Iridaceae
This is a large family of deciduous or evergreen perennials, many with brightly coloured flowers, which is well represented in South Africa....
Isolepis
The genus Isolepis R.Br. comprises about 76 species. Members in the genus Isolepis mostly occur in the temperate regions of the southern...
Ixia mostertii
Rare and threatened species are always attractive to most people interested in plants. Ixia mostertii is a strikingly beautiful plant that is...
Ixia vinacea
Ixia vinacea is a beautiful, critically endangered, winter-growing geophyte from the Western Cape....
Ixia viridiflora
Ixia viridiflora is one of the most striking and unusual of our winter-rainfall bulbous plants and very few plants can beat it for sheer brilliance of...
Ixianthes retzioides
This is a beautiful plant, seldom seen. It is a rare endemic, confined to a few streams of the winter-rainfall Western Cape. It has striking, yellow, bell-shaped...
Jamesbrittenia bergae
This fairly unknown unique, crimson-flowered, herbaceous perennial from the foxglove family rivals many pelargoniums for its intense luminous colour and...
Jamesbrittenia breviflora
Jamesbrittenia breviflora grows wild in the Drakensberg and has beautiful reddish-purple flowers with a bright lemon-yellow centre....
Jamesbrittenia grandiflora
Many people want to know what this stunning plant is when they first see it....
Jamesbrittenia kraussiana
An attractive herbaceous perennial with lush green foliage and white flowers occurring throughout the year, suitable for planting in full sun in small...
Jamesbrittenia microphylla
A striking plant with purple, star-like flowers, that are mostly present throughout out the year....
Jasminum angulare
An evergreen creeper or rambling shrub, with fragrant white flowers in summer; a good garden plant or pot plant for full sun to light shade....
Jasminum multipartitum
This is a very rewarding plant with sweetly scented, white, waxy flowers displayed against glossy, dark green foliage. Consider it a 'must-have'...
Jatropha zeyheri
A common medicinal plant used in women’s health care in many rural communities in southern Africa....
Jensenobotrya lossowiana
This perhaps the most peculiar of all the mesembs, found only in a small isolated area in the Namib desert; yet it is easy to propagate....
Jordaaniella anemoniflora and J.dubia
These two very attractive mesembs, one of which is widespread and the other extinct in its natural habitat, can be grown in sunny coastal gardens as they...
Jordaaniella cuprea
A creeping succulent, with large bright attractive orange daisy-like flowers, this plant is ideal for water-wise gardens....
Jubaeopsis caffra
A South African palm whose nearest living relative grows in Chile (South America), sounds like fiction, but it is not. Here it is. ...
Juncus kraussii
The great physical strength and versatility of this rush make it an asset in wetlands. Juncus kraussii prevents erosion and also make a perfect fibre for...
Justicia aconitiflora
A beautiful shrub with fresh green foliage and showy pale yellow flowers in autumn, suitable for sun, semi-shade or shade. This species was for many years...