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Curio pondoensis

Plant
Common names: Pondo cliff daisy (Eng.); Pondo krans-aster (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... to the Msikaba Formation sandstone. It was named in the Aloe magazine in 2008 (Van Jaarsveld & Van Wyk 2008) as ...

24/08/2015 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Tinospora fragosa

Plant
Common names: Aaron's rod, wonder plant (Eng.); Aaron-se-staf, wonderplant (Afr.)
Family: Menispermaceae

... medical inspector of schools, with an interest in  Aloe, Ledebouria   and other indigenous plants. Its species ...

21/04/2003 | | Kirstenbosch 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

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

Kleinia longiflora

Plant
Common names: paintbrush flower (Eng.); sjambokbos (Afr.)
Family: Asteraceae

... it can be planted together with companion plants such as Aloe striata (with light blue-green leaves and bright orange ...

12/08/2019 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Cotyledon pendens

Plant
Common names: cliff cotyledon (Eng.); kransplakkie, kransklokkie (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

... plants. The plant was named by the author in the magazine Aloe in 2003. The specific epithet pendens pertains to its ...

17/08/2009 | | 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

Haworthia marumiana var. batesiana

Plant
Common names: Camdebo cliff haworthia (Eng.), Kamdebo-dwergaalwyntjie (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... in a greenhouse. Better to grow these decorative, dwarf, aloe-like succulents in containers. Grow in a sandy, ...

24/01/2022 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Haworthiopsis limifolia

Plant
Common names: file-leaf haworthiopsis (Eng.); isihlalakahle, omathithibala, umathithibala (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... a semi-shaded position, under big succulent plants, like Aloe or Euphorbia , or planted in a rock garden in between ...

28/03/2022 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

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