Plants of the Week
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Didelta spinosa
Didelta spinosa is a fast-growing shrub or small tree with bright green leaves and large yellow flowers in winter and spring, that is drought-resistant...
Didymaotus lapidiformis
Didymaotus lapidiformis is a fascinating chunky succulent that looks like a lithops on steroids! It grows in the arid winter rainfall regions of...
Dierama dubium
A little-known and seldom seen, perennial, evergreen geophyte with small, nodding dark purple-red flowers and white bracts which are borne on arching stems...
Dierama pendulum
Admired for its graceful, wand-like stems, eye-catching pink flowers and erect, long, linear leaves, this easily cultivated plant is one of the most rewarding...
Dierama reynoldsii
Just imagine the impact of a 'bulb' with flowers the colour of red wine (a young Shiraz , in particular), arising from bracts like the silver stem...
Dierama tysonii
The graceful hairbells are one of our most loved native plants; these perennial herbs have evergreen grass-like foliage, with slender, wiry stems from...
Dietes bicolor
With its unusual flowers, attractive shape and ease of cultivation, the yellow wild iris is a versatile garden plant....
Dietes butcheriana
Dietes butcheriana is an indigenous, shade-loving, evergreen irid with broad leaves arranged in a fan, and large, white flowers with apricot markings,...
Dietes flavida
An irid with attractive leaves that is a rewarding garden plant. It has fans of long, narrow and very erect, bluish-green leaves and occasional flowers...
Dietes grandiflora
This well known indigenous iris is commonly grown in gardens and used in large landscapes throughout the country....
Dietes iridioides
Dietes iridioides is not common in residential gardens and landscapes, yet it is considered a good garden subject....
Digitaria eriantha
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Dimorphotheca chrysanthemifolia
Dimorphotheca chrysanthemifolia is an upright shrublet with distinctive coarsely toothed leaves and magnificent large golden-yellow flowerheads which are...
Dimorphotheca cuneata
Dimorphotheca cuneata is a hardy, mainly winter-rainfall perennial producing masses of showy, white flowers in early spring....
Dimorphotheca ecklonis
Dimorphotheca ecklonis has beautiful, white ray florets and a dark blue centre (disc florets). A collection of these plants in full bloom certainly...
Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Growing along the South African coastline, intermingled with a variety of species, Dimorphotheca fruticosa can be found displaying a beautiful carpet of...
Dimorphotheca jucunda
A mass of Dimorphotheca jucunda plants with their striking purple 'flowers' could create an illusion of a deep, dark pool with many hidden...
Dimorphotheca jucunda 'White Moon'
This striking groundcover is a delightful perennial with masses of large white daisy flowers throughout summer....
Dimorphotheca pluvialis
Dimorphotheca pluvialis is always one of the first spring annuals to flower at Kirstenbosch....
Dimorphotheca sinuata
This showy annual creates sheets of brilliant orange when it flowers in Namaqualand in early spring, drawing visitors from near and far. This particularly...