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Desmodium setigerum
See Grona setigera...
Dewinteria petrophila
Dewinteria petrophila is remarkable for its amazing reproduction on cliff faces. Apart from producing normal leaves, fruits and wind-dispersed seed,...
Dialium schlechteri
This very attractive forest tree, with shiny leaves and mottled white bark, will appeal to every tree lover in South Africa....
Dianthus albens
Many people think of Dianthus or carnations as cut flowers from places in Europe and very little is known about our very own indigenous species. Although...
Dianthus basuticus subsp. basuticus
Dianthus basuticus subsp. basuticus is an exquisite, almost tufted, evergreen to deciduous perennial. It is extremely hardy and bears a clump of beautiful,...
Dianthus zeyheri
This beautiful, hardy African carnation adds a mass of pink colour to the garden....
Diascia insignis
Diascia insignis, with its beautiful tiny reddish-purple flowers, is known only in and around Nieuwoudtville....
Diascia integerrima
This lovely delicate plant is a jewel in the garden for it flowers abundantly throughout the summer....
Diascia lewisiae
According to K.E. Steiner, who described the species, Diascia lewisiae is known from only two localities on the Roggeveld escarpment near Nieuwoudtville...
Diascia mollis
Sweet, rewarding, ground covering herbaceous perennial for both light-sunny and semi-shaded areas, adding bright colour to the garden and hanging baskets...
Diascia patens
Little is known about the petite Diascia patens with its clambering habit and long flowering season. It should have made its appearance as a quaint addition...
Diascia rigescens
This attractive, dainty South African perennial will do well in temperate gardens around the world. Easy to grow and long-flowering, this is an ideal plant...
Diascia vigilis
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Diastella buekii
Historical records suggest that Diastella buekii was once common in the area between Paarl and Franschhoek. This enigmatic species is now confined...
Diastella divaricata subsp. divaricata
A sprawling, creeping, rounded shrub dotted with small, pink inflorescences, that gives the best year-round display in a fynbos garden, and is a champion...
Diastella divaricata subsp. montana
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Diastella fraterna
The Palmiet silkypuff is a decorative shrublet with a sprinkling of pretty puffy white flowers almost all year round....
Diastella parilis
A rounded, fynbos shrublet, with pleasant pink flowers for more than six months, that is suitable for cultivation in containers....
Diastella proteoides
This dainty member of the protea family is threatened with extinction as its habitat disappears....
Diastella thymelaeoides subsp. meridiana
The Hangklip silkypuff is a rare gem, endemic to the Kogelberg, Hangklip and Betty’s Bay area. Its pretty star-like flowers, present for most...