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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

Gasteria polita

Plant
Common names: polished gasteria, polished ox tongue
Family: Asphodelaceae

... as they are large and firm enough to handle. Gasterias are aloe-like plants, in fact they belong in the same family. ...

20/01/2003 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Haworthiopsis tessellata

Plant
Common names: veined haworthiopsis (Eng.); venstertjie (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... difficult. It is said that, if you can keep a pot of aloe alive on a windowsill, chances are you can do the same ...

03/05/2021 | | Pretoria NBG

Othonna arbuscula

Plant
Common names: bonsai othonna (Eng.); knolharpuis, knolrepuis,nu-nu, traap (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... Pteronia paniculata and P. incana , Othonna retrofracta , Aloe microstigma and Drimia capensis. Propagation by cuttings ...

15/08/2016 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Pelargonium salmoneum

Plant
Common names: salmon pelargonium
Family: Geraniaceae

... but just stays moist. Companion plants may include: Aloe pluridens , A. ferox , A. aborescens and A. speciosa , ...

30/10/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Gasteria rawlinsonii

Plant
Common names: Baviaanskloof cliff gasteria (Eng.); kransbeestong (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... the Eastern Cape. The genus Gasteria is closely related to Aloe but differs in having pendulous flowers with a ...

23/11/2009 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Gasteria carinata

Plant
Common names: Keeled ox-tongue, Bredasdorp gasteria (Eng.); Bredasdorp-beestong (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... was first described by Oldenland under the phrase name "Aloe africana flore rubro folio triangulari et verrucoso ab ...

09/04/2012 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Dierama reynoldsii

Plant
Common names: This species does not appear to have a common name of its own, but the genus Dierama is known as hairbells, fairybells, wandflowers; grasklokkies (Afr.)
Family: Iridaceae

... 40 000 km and collected numerous plants in addition to his aloe specimens; this dierama is one. Remarkably for such an ...

27/06/2005 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Coleus tenuicaulis

Plant
Common names: Angolan blue coleus (Eng.); Angola blouspoorsalie (Afr.)
Family: Lamiaceae

... in a bed with well-drained soil. Companion plants includes Aloe palmifrons , Agapanthus spp., Leonotis leonurus , ...

08/10/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Euphorbia flanaganii

Plant
Common names: Transkei medusa’s head, Flanagan’s euphorbia (Eng.); vingerpol (Afr.); nhlehle, isihlehle (Zul.)
Family: Euphorbiaceae

... and other small succulent plants, such as species of Aloe , Crassula , Cotyledon , Tylecodon , Cyphostemma , ...

04/03/2019 | | Pretoria NBG

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