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Trichodiadema stayneri
Trichodiadema stayneri is a mat-forming succulent with bright mauve flowers and bristle-tipped leaves. It was presumed to be extinct because it was last...
Ledebouria altopaludosa
Compact dwarf bulbous plant with broad rounded leaves and pale lilac flowers, found in high altitude wetlands on the edges of peat mires. Easy to grow...
Secamone alpini
Robust climber or sometimes a scrambling shrub, with milky latex, glossy dark green leaves and rope-like stems, found along forest margins in thicket,...
Lobelia pinifolia
Hardy, fine-leaved small shrub from the fynbos. Very rewarding since it can light up your garden over the warm summer months. More rewards are in store...
Polhillia stirtoniana
A newly described Renosterveld pea family plant, characterized by bright yellow flowers, silvery leaves and dense terminal branching that shapes it into...
Stachys thunbergii
A sprawling aromatic perennial herb with prickly stems and whorls of reddish to purple tubular flowers in summer....
Albuca setosa
Albuca setosa commonly known as thick slime-lily, is a member of the Asparagus family, and endemic to southern Africa. It is a deciduous perennial geophyte...
Crassula pseudhemisphaerica
Crassula pseudhemisphaerica is a dwarf, cluster-forming, cliff-hugging succulent to 200 mm high when in flower, with distinctly mottled leaves in...
Lotononis lotononoides
Lotononis lotononoides is not a well-known species, but, this evergreen shrub still has something to offer even when it is not in flower. Its distinctive...
Adenandra villosa
Adenandra villosa is a Western Cape endemic shrublet with aromatic leaves and bright white flowers in spring....
Crassula montana subsp. montana
Crassula montana subsp. montana is a dwarf solitary to sparingly or densely dividing plant with mottled leaves in tight, cup-shaped rosettes and a spike-like...
Berkheya angusta
A woody shrub characterized by its spiny narrow leaves, and yellow flower heads typical of the Berkheya genus, that stands out for its striking appearance...
Crassula montana subsp. quadrangularis
Crassula montana subsp. quadrangularis is a densely dividing cliff-hugging plant with leaves in tight square rosettes and white to pinkish flowers in flat-topped...
Rosettea princeps
Rosettea princeps is an outstanding garden plant with magnificent flowers and decorative foliage. It is easy to grow, and is ideal for the water or vlei...
Argyrella canescens
This pretty shrub looks remarkably like a dwarf version of the related South American tibouchina trees (Tibouchina and Pleroma spp.) which are grown in...
Alepidea setifera
Alepidea setifera is a little-known indigenous herb with bristly-edged leaves and finely hairy flowering stems, producing delicate white to cream flower...
Drimia delagoensis
This is not a showy plant in ornamental horticulture, however, for enthusiasts of succulents and dry-garden plants, it adds valuable textural interest...
Diascia namaquensis
South Africa is home to more than 70 species of Diascia, and, although not widely cultivated, one of the most rewarding to grow in a garden is the annual...
Crassula montana subsp. borealis
Crassula montana subsp. borealis is a densely dividing, mat-forming, cliff-hugging plant with distinctly mottled and shallowly pitted leaves in tight cup-shaped...
Albuca suaveolens
Albuca suaveolens is one of the most eye-catching and underestimated Albuca species, with sweetly fragrant yellow and green spring flowers, it stands out...