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Gasteria thunbergii

Plant
Common names: Gouritz gasteria (Eng.); Gouritz-beestong (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... herbivores. Unlike similar-looking (and closely related) Aloe species, the leaf sap is not bitter and leaf fragments ... with the following species near the Gouritz Bridge: Aloe ferox , Bulbine aloides , Crassula capitella subsp. ...

10/02/2014 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Curio ficoides

Plant
Common names: blue chalkstick, flat-leaved senecio (Eng.); blouharpuis (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... exposed slopes in Gamka Thicket. Associated plants include Aloe ferox and A. mitriformis , Lampranthus affinis , Ficus ... , Crassula lactea , C. ovata and C. perforata , Aloe speciosa , Portulacaria afra , Olea europaea subsp . ...

11/11/2019 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Coleus amboinicus

Plant
Common names: African thyme, French thyme, country borage, Indian borage, Indian mint, broad-leaf thyme, soup mint (Eng.); Afrika-tiemie, krui-spoorsalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... Coleus amboinicus growing on a granite dome together with Aloe scorpoides (near Bibala, southwestern Angola). Coleus ...

04/05/2020 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Manochlamys albicans

Plant
Common names: spanspek soap bush (Eng.); spanspekbos, bobbejaanseep, seepbos, spekbos, hondebossie (Afr.)
Family: Amaranthaceae

... africanus ), wild pomegranate ( Rhigozum obovatum ), Karoo aloe ( Aloe microstigma) and pig’s ear ( Cotyledon orbiculata ) . ...

02/05/2016 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Curio talinoides

Plant
Common names: blue straws (Eng.); dassieharpuis (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... subsp. marginalis , Crassula cultrata and C. rupestris , Aloe pluridens and A. speciosa, Delosperma tradescantioides , ... sphenophyllus, Crassula lactea, C. ovata and C. perforata, Aloe speciosa and Portulacaria afra . The average annual ...

30/12/2019 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Barleria bremekampii

Plant
Common names: hedgehog barleria (Eng.)
Family: Acanthaceae

... water-wise plants such as Portulacaria afra (spekboom), Aloe marlothii subsp . marlothii (mountain aloe) and A. chabaudii. To establish a hedge, plants should ...

23/03/2015 | | Lowveld NBG

Lapeirousia pyramidalis subsp. pyramidalis

Plant
Common names: pyramid cabong, painted petals (Eng.); naeltjie, koringblom (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... subsp . pyramidalis together with companion plants such as Aloe microstigma (karooaalwyn), Cotyledon orbiculata (pig`s ... incana (vaalbossie), Ruschia caroli , Tulista pumila (soap aloe) for a ‘Little Karoo’ landscape in your own ...

27/01/2020 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Tetragonia fruticosa

Plant
Common names: sprawling sea coral, trailing dune-spinach (Eng.); kinkelbossie, kinkelklappers, kleinsaadklappiesbrak, klimopkinkelbossie, porseleinbos, slaaibos, waterslaaibos (Afr.)
Family: Aizoaceae

... can be planted with appropriate companion plants such as Aloe microstigma (Worcester aloe) with its spotted leaves and Crassula rupestris (kebab ...

19/12/2022 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Pelargonium carnosum subsp. carnosum

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

... between the rocks in a rockery with companion plants like, Aloe microstigma (Karoo Aloe), Cotyledon orbiculata (Pig’s Ears or Plakkie ), ...

01/10/2018 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Encephalartos trispinosus

Plant
Common names: Bushman`s River cycad
Family: Zamiaceae

... Ideal companion plants are low-growing aloes such as Aloe arborescens , Carpobrotus and Arctotis . This species is ...

15/05/2006 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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