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Erica lowryensis
Like so many jewels of the fynbos, one has to be prepared to walk and climb to view this pretty erica which grows on the mountain ranges of the Kogelberg...
Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi
Although Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi experiences harsh growing conditions in its natural habitat, it is very adaptable to different climatic conditions....
Sparaxis grandiflora subsp. grandiflora
Sparaxis grandiflora is indeed an attractive species and it is not surprising that it was introduced to Kew Gardens as early as 1758. However, as Du Plessis...
Ixia mostertii
Rare and threatened species are always attractive to most people interested in plants. Ixia mostertii is a strikingly beautiful plant that is...
Protea scolymocephala
Protea scolymocephala is a dainty shrub bearing abundant pink-tinged, creamy-green flowerheads in winter/spring, ideal for small gardens on the sandy...
Mimusops caffra
Gardeners looking for a tree suitable for coastal gardens with windy conditions should not look any further-this tree is a good choice, particularly for...
Securidaca longepedunculata
Securidaca longepeduculata is a slender tree with beautiful flowers. It is a highly regarded medicinal and magical tree, especially by the vhaVenda people...
Balanites maughamii subsp. maughamii
Balanites maughamii is not well known in South Africa. The older trees have an amazing, upright, deeply folded or buttressed trunk, that visually...
Moraea elegans
The striking yellow and orange flowers with variable bold markings, and its extreme ease of cultivation make this elegant spring-flowering species an essential...
Afzelia quanzensis
Afzelia quanzensis is a very attractive, medium-sized, deciduous tree, with bright green leaves that turn to an attractive yellowish colour in autumn....
Agathosma gonaquensis
This leafy shrub is compact, low-growing and displays masses of white flowers during spring. The oil glands found on the leaves and fruit release a sweet...
Drosanthemum micans
Drosanthemum micans is a colourful spring flowering vygie (Afr.) that is a good choice for arid gardens across the country....
Gazania krebsiana
Gazania krebsiana, previously known as Gazania pavonia, must be one of Namaqualand 's most well-known and striking perennial plants....
Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis
Although renosterbos is not showy or beautiful, it is an interesting and important component of our indigenous flora. It is the dominant member and the...
Freylinia longiflora
This critically endangered shrub makes an attractive garden plant....
Elytropappus rhinocerotis
This plant is now called Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis....
Greyia sutherlandii
This is a most decorative plant and is becoming popular as an ornamental subject in gardens....
Lobostemon
This endemic genus, with numerous species of densely flowered, attractive shrubs, provides a splash of colour in the early spring, long before other popular...
Cyrtanthus macmasteri
Cyrtanthus macmasteri was described in 2003 after being found in 1994 by naturalist Cameron McMaster at the Bolo River Gorge in the Eastern Cape....
Streptocarpus johannis
A rewarding pot plant with a cluster of whitish to pale violet, flat-faced summer flowers and soft green leaves, that can be grown indoors or in a sheltered...