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Portulacaria armiana

Plant
Common names: Whipstick-porkbush, large-leafed spekboom (Eng.); grootblaar-spekboom, sweepstok spekboom (Afr.)
Family: Portulacaceae

... species in South Africa, easily distinguished by its large cotyledon-like grey-green leaves and tall perennial ...

28/01/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Ruschia

Plant
Common names: beesvygie (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... A. microstigma , A. plicatilis, Crassula arborescens, Cotyledon orbiculata, Drosanthemum speciosum, D. bicolor, ...

14/11/2005 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Euphorbia tuberosa

Plant
Common names: milk-ball, wild charlock (Eng.); melkbol, wilderamenas (Afr.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... plants such as, Babiana sambucina ( bobbejaantjie ), Cotyledon orbiculata (pig's ear or plakkie ), Crassula ...

05/11/2018 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Litanthus pusillus

Plant
Common names: TomThumb hyacinth, Kleinduimpie-hiasint (Afr.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... such as Crassula nemorosa, Ornithogalum juncifolium, Cotyledon orbiculata var. orbiculata, Crassula nudicaulis, C. ...

09/02/2009 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pelargonium carnosum subsp. carnosum

Plant
Common names: fleshy-stalk pelargonium (Eng.); vetplantmalva (Afr.)
Family: Geraniaceae

... with companion plants like, Aloe microstigma (Karoo Aloe), Cotyledon orbiculata (Pig’s Ears or Plakkie ), Euphorbia ...

01/10/2018 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Senecio maritimus

Plant
Common names: beach senecio, beach groundsel (Eng.); strandhongerblom (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... aureus , L. bicolor and L. amoenus , Jordaaniella dubia , Cotyledon orbiculata , Salvia aurea (=S.africana-lutea ), ...

04/11/2019 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dimorphotheca fruticosa

Plant
Common names: trailing daisy (Eng.); rankmagriet, rankbietou (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... composted sandy soil or loam soil. Companion plants are Cotyledon orbiculata , Argyrolobium lunare , Pelargonium ...

21/08/2023 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Senecio elegans

Plant
Common names: wild cineraria, veld cineraria, greater purple ragwort, purple senecio (Eng.); strandblommetjie (Afr.); izuba (isiXhosa)
Family: Asteraceae

... with perennials, woody shrubs or succulents such as: Cotyledon orbiculata , Caprobrotus edulis and C. ...

15/11/2022 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Pelargonium gibbosum

Plant
Common names: gouty pelargonium, knotted pelargonium (Eng.); dikbeenmalva, knopmalva (Afr.),
Family: Geraniaceae

... echinata and F. heterophylla , Chrysocoma coma-aurea , Cotyledon orbiculata , Arctotis stoechadifolia and A. hirsuta ...

25/05/2020 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe gariepensis

Plant
Common names: Gariep aloe, Orange River aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

... like Tylecodon paniculatus , Cyphostemma juttae and Cotyledon orbiculata are also fantastic choices. The genus ...

17/12/2012 | | Karoo Desert NBG

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