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Mimetes fimbriifolius
Mimetes fimbriifolius is a beautiful rounded tree that was once common on Table Mountain, but its numbers have been greatly depleted by harvesting...
Mimetes hirtus
Sima Eliovson, author of Proteas for pleasure, referred to Mimetes hirtus as 'the most magnificent species of Mimetes, the...
Mimetes hottentoticus
This is a beautiful shrub with silvery leaves and distinctive flowers. Mimetes can be easily distinguished from all other Proteaceae. The beauty...
Mimetes pauciflorus
Mimetes pauciflorus has dense, narrow, cylindrical, orange-yellow flower heads at the tips of tall stems in spring. It grows in moist sandstone fynbos...
Mimetes splendidus
A gorgeous, shimmering, silver-foliaged shrub, that vibrates with luminescent light on its salmon-pink flowerheads, during the winter season....
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...
Mimusops obovata
Mimusops obovata is an evergreen tree with sweetly scented whitish yellow flowers to which bumblebees are attracted. Flowers are follwed by edible...
Mimusops zeyheri
The Transvaal red milkwood has gained its popularity with people, birds as well as monkeys and baboons through its tasty fruit which are sweet and high...
Miraglossum davyi
Miraglossum davyi is indeed an astonishing plant when viewed close-up. The remarkable structure of the corona lobes of this rarely seen plant has...
Mitriostigma axillare
With its green glossy leaves, white star-shaped flowers, bright orange fruits and sweetly fragrant aroma, this eye-catching small tree is undoubtedly a...
Momordica balsamica
This climber with bright green leaves bears striking orange to red spindle shaped ripe fruit....
Momordica cardiospermum
This climber has a foetid smell, but makes up for it with showy orange-yellow flowers and large, fleshy, bulging orange-red ripe fruits that...
Mondia whitei
Mondia whitei, White's ginger, is a truly versatile and magical African herb — widely used medicinally and an excellent garden subject...
Monilaria chrysoleuca
An eye-catching succulent with unusual jointed stems that resemble a beaded necklace, and leaves that sparkle in sunlight....
Monochoria africana
Next time you go to the Kruger National Park, try to spot Monochoria africana, one of the most beautiful, rare, indigenous aquatic plants in...
Monoculus monstrosus
This plant is now called Osteospermum monstrosum (Burm.f.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt...
Monodora junodii
Imagine a tree with a flower like an orchid bloom; one so unusual that next to nothing is known about how to grow it. Would this not be a major garden...
Monopsis lutea
The riot of bright yellow flowers covering this trailing groundcover makes it an absolute must for colour in the garden in summer. The pretty flowers resemble...
Monopsis unidentata
This lovely, dainty plant caught our attention and was collected growing wild with buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) around Nature's Valley....
Monsonia angustifolia
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