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Erica scytophylla
This shrub produces white or pink flowers in spring and early summer, usually from September to December, and is ideal for container planting....
Encephalartos dyerianus
Encephalartos dyerianus is a medium-sized, bluish-green cycad with a very dense leaf canopy. This is an extremely rare cycad, and is endemic to South Africa,...
Erica inflata
Erica inflata is one of the brightest ericas and displays a profusion of umbels of urn-shaped flowers, varying from pale pink to dark rosy-pink, throughout...
Erica alopecurus
Foxtail heath has interesting, leafy branches that resembles a fox’s tail, as the common name suggests. It has densely clustered spikes of small,...
Eucomis zambesiaca
This stunner, is one of the smaller, and pleasantly scented species of Eucomis and the only one that occurs only in Limpopo province....
Erica sitiens
This upright or sprawling shrub becomes covered with masses of pink, red or white flowers, or a combination of red with white lobes, during the summer...
Erica walkeria
Erica walkeria is a densely leafy, shrubby heath with masses of starry, pink, urn-shaped flowers in small heads in spring, and makes a rewarding potplant...
Erica empetrina
Erica empetrina boasts with a burst of pink to red flowers in spring, from September to December.Fig. 1. Flowers of Erica empetrina....
Esterhuysenia inclaudens
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Encephalartos hirsutus
The Venda cycad is an extremely rare and highly sought-after cycad, which is reportedly now extinct in the wild, as a result of illegal harvesting for...
Erica curtophylla
Erica curtophylla produces small pink to dark pink, cup-shaped flowers, mostly in spring, from August to October....
Euphorbia pseudoglobosa
This dwarf succulent has a nearly geophytic habit, with the stems and branches almost entirely subterranean. It flowers in autumn, when it is adorned with...
Erica calcareophila
With the limestone hills of Groot Hagelkraal being its only home, Erica calcareophila occurs on cliffs and rock ledges, showcasing its pure white, urn-shaped...
Euphorbia cupularis
Euphorbia cupularis is a compact succulent shrub or small tree characterized by multiple stems and a rounded growth habit. Its striking emerald-green foliage...
Erica cubica var. cubica
Erica cubica displays a mass of deep pink flowers in early summer....
Empodium veratrifolium
The bright yellow West Coast star appears after the first good autumn rains, at a time when few other geophytes are in flower. It is easily grown in pots,...
Erica heliophila
Erica heliophila gives a show of creamy white or pale to deep pink flowers in midsummer (December to February)....
Encephalartos dolomiticus
The Wolkberg cycad is an extraordinarily beautiful species characterized by its striking blue colour. Adding to its attraction is the tendency to bear...
Erica fontana
Erica fontana produces white to light rosy pink tubular flowers, that become paler towards the base, and the flowers appear all year round. It is a rare...
Eriosema latifolium
Eriosema latifolium is an erect perennial herb characterized by velvety hairy stems, trifoliolate leaves and distinctive yellow, reflexed flowers on stalks...