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Bulbine frutescens
This is a popular, waterwise garden plant, especially when planted en masse as a ground cover, or in rock gardens. It is also cultivated for its medicinal...
Bulbinella
The genus Bulbinella includes 18 species occurring in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa and an additional six species from...
Bulbine pendens
This is a dwarf, summer-deciduous succulent with drooping, string-like leaves and ascending yellow flowers from cliffs in northern Namaqualand and the...
Bulbine latifolia
Bulbine latifolia is one of the largest species in the genus. It can be identified by its aloe-like growth, but with an absence of marginal teeth on the...
Bulbine narcissifolia
The grey-green, laxly twisted leaves and compact inflorescence of yellow flowers and white bracts covering the flower buds, make the strap-leaved bulbine, Bulbine...
Burchellia bubalina
The wild pomegranate is an attractive ornamental shrub/tree that is also used to attract nectar-feeding birds. The combination of its bright red flowers...
Burkea africana
An attractive, medium-sized, flat-topped tree, difficult to grow and not yet produced on a commercial scale....
Buxus macowanii
A small, very slow-growing tree with a clean slender stem and a dense crown of shiny green leaves; it is a good pot plant, can be clipped and trained into...
Barleria ovata
This barleria has pretty flowers which change colour and it resprouts from a woody rootstock after fire....
Barleria bremekampii
If you are looking for a water-wise prickly hedge or barrier plant, Barleria bremkampii is your answer....
Bulbinella eburniflora
Bulbinella eburniflora is a vulnerable species from the Bokkeveld Plateau, threatened with habitat loss due to ploughing and livestock grazing....
Barleria monticola
This is a lovely groundcover for a sunny spot in your garden, especially if you live in a frosty area....
Berchemia discolor
Birdplum or brown ivory is an attractive garden tree, with tough, yellow-brown wood that makes excellent furniture and sticks. Berchemia discolor is also...
Brachycorythis conica subsp. transvaalensis
This beautiful and enigmatic orchid was first recorded in 1918; it was last seen in the Gauteng Province in 1956, until its rediscovery in 2007. This species...
Barleria matopensis
Barleria matopensis is an attractive shrub, for a sunny, water-wise garden....
Buxus natalensis
This much-branched shrub to small tree is characterized by its glossy, leathery, dark green leaves that make it most outstanding amongst the rest of the...
Blighia unijugata
A medium to large evergreen tree, with sweetly scented flowers that attract butterflies to the garden, followed by pink to red, pear-shaped fruit that...