Plants of the Week
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Gazania splendidissima
Gazania splendidissima is an eye-catching perennial with striking greyish, semi-succulent leaves and golden-yellow to orange flowers....
Dipogon lignosus
The Cape sweet pea "is a delicate and beautiful twiner and well worth cultivating" (Pole Evans 1931). This plant is a semi-evergreen, hardy perennial...
Terminalia sericea
Terminalia sericea is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree which grows up to 9 m, but individual trees can reach 23 m in height....
Crassula socialis
Crassula socialis is a small attractive succulent plant, especially when the dainty white flowers are present in the spring, and it is a good addition...
Rhigiophyllum squarrosum
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Leucospermum erubescens
Leucospermum erubescens is an eye-catching shrub that is covered with large, flaming orange pincushions throughout spring and early summer....
Tamarix usneoides
Tamarix usneoides is an evergreen shrubby tree of semideserts and karooid areas, with short scaly trunk, leafy branches usually extending from ground...
Scabiosa drakensbergensis
A bushy scabiosa with large soft green leaves and beautiful, pure white, ball-like inflorescences with flowers packed tightly at the tips of long delicate...
Rhoicissus digitata
This member of the grape family is an attractive hardy creeper with shiny three- or five-partite leaves. It is traditionally used to make jam and also...
Nerine filifolia
This floriferous summer-growing plant produces delicate, bright pink flowers which bring a magnificent colourful display to your garden towards the end...
Ornithogalum dubium
Ornithogalum dubium is a long-blooming, showy plant with beautiful large flowers, ideal for growing in pots, and as a cut flower....
Dialium schlechteri
This very attractive forest tree, with shiny leaves and mottled white bark, will appeal to every tree lover in South Africa....
Ruschia maxima
Ruschia maxima is one of the largest species in its genus. It has characteristically larger leaves than most other vygies and is crowned as the giant...
Leucadendron strobilinum
Leucadendron strobilinum is an eye-catching shrub that is ideal for display in a fynbos garden....
Coddia rudis
Coddia rudis is usually a short, aromatic, evergreen, dense, multi-stemmed and fairly fast growing shrub....
Lachenalia lutea
Lachenalia lutea is a heavily sweet-scented indigenous hyacinth with pale to bright yellow flowers....
Citrullus lanatus
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Coleus grandidentatus
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Barleria senensis
A hardy indigenous plant suitable for any sunny spot in your garden....
Senecio macrocephalus
Senecio macrocephalus is one of the first large pink-flowered senecios to flower in the grassveld in early spring and often shows up as large patches...