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Pycnostachys reticulata
See Coleus kirkii ...
Pycnostachys urticifolia
See Coleus livingstonei...
Plectranthus madagascariensis
See Coleus madagascariensis...
Coleus genus
For many years, the plant we’ve known as coleus, was the popular garden plant with multi-coloured leaves, although its accepted scientific name was...
Gasteria camillae
Gasteria camillae is a slow-growing, dwarf succulent with light grey-green, spreading to recurved leaves in rosettes, proliferating from the base and eventually...
Nicotiana africana
The African tobacco (Nicotiana africana) is a branched shrub, bearing yellowish green, curved, tubular flowers in summer, only known from a few mountain...
Hypoxis membranacea
A remarkable and delicate, small, white-flowered hypoxis, well suited to small gardens, in moist areas....
Gasteria visseri
Gasteria visseri is a compact, slow-growing succulent, with dark green, spreading to recurved leaves in a tight rosette, proliferating from the base and...
Thamnochortus acuminatus
A dwarf, densely tufted restio, which shows off its large inflorescences, golden-tan sheaths and bracts in spring, when flowering. ...
Digitaria eriantha
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Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis
This frost and drought resistant tree, with its scented flowers from mid-winter until early summer, will attract butterflies and insect-eating birds, in...
Begonia homonyma
A soft, fleshy perennial with a swollen stem base, red-tinged stems and white or pink flowers in summer. It is an attractive, shade garden plant and pot...
Ximenia americana var. microphylla
A spiny shrub of African savannas that bears brightly coloured, edible fruits, and has a long history of medicinal value for traditional healers and western...
Cyanella lutea subsp. lutea
Cyanella lutea subsp. lutea is a rewarding, long-lived cormous perennial that blooms reliably every year. ...
Albuca heydenrychii
Albuca heydenrychii is a cliff-dwelling, bulbous plant with soft, flaccid leaves up to 1 m long and a raceme of bright yellow flowers in midsummer. It...
Lanaria lanata
Lanaria lanata is packed full of surprises. With its grass-like leaves and white, woolly inflorescence, one would think that that would be all it has to...
Staberoha cernua
An attractive, small, tufted restio, with brown-tan seed heads that is ideal for fynbos gardens. ...
Ledebouria hypoxidioides
A highly unique species in the genus since it is the only species with leaves that are densely covered with shaggy hairs. This species is also only known...
Cyanella hyacinthoides
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Cotyledon tanquana
The Tanqua cotyledon (Cotyledon tanquana) is a recently named succulent shrublet from the Tanqua Karoo in the Western Cape. It has sticky, yellowish green,...