General site search results

Please use the Information library search or the Plant of the Week search
if you want to refine your search.

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

... was an optician, and studied and cultivated plants, mostly aloes, in his spare time. In the course of gathering material ...

27/06/2005 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Aloe rupestris

Plant
Common names: bottlebrush aloe, rock aloe (Eng); borselaalwyn, kraalaalwyn (Afr.); inhlaba (Siswati); uphondonde (isiXhosa); inkalane, uphondonde, umhlabanhazi (isiZulu),
Family: Asphodelaceae

... birds. Asphodelaceae As with most single-headed aloes, this species does not produce suckers. Thus growing it ...

20/01/2020 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe cooperi

Plant
Common names: Cooper's Aloe (Eng.); isiPutumane, isiPhukutwane (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... prevent damping-off which is a common problem when growing aloes from seed. Seedlings should be planted in small pots ...

26/03/2001 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Kniphofia species

Plant
Common names: red-hot poker or torch lily (English), vuurpyl (Afrikaans)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... The leaves are non-succulent, unlike the leaves of aloes. This distinguishes them from a plant such as Aloe ...

05/08/2002 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Ledebouria pilosa

Plant
Common names: hairy-leaved African hyacinth (Eng.)
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... planted around the base of taller species such as aloes or euphorbias. In the garden this species should be ...

15/01/2024 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Ledebouria burkei subsp. stolonissima

Plant
Common names: Lebowa African hyacinth
Family: Hyacinthaceae

... create a ground cover for larger succulent plants such as aloes or euphorbias or it can be planted in the garden ...

15/04/2024 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Aloe africana

Plant
Common names: Uitenhage Aloe, African Aloe (Eng.), Uitenhaagsaalwyn (Afr.), Ikhala (Xhosa)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... in South Africa). Aloe africana , like most other aloes has tubular flowers rich in nectar and pollinated by ...

20/09/2004 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe dewinteri

Plant
Common names: Sesfontein Aloe (Eng.); Sesfonteinaalwyn (Afr.).
Family: Asphodelaceae

... with brownish teeth 1 × 1 mm and 5–7 mm apart. Like all aloes, the juvenile leaves are opposite, soon becoming ...

06/09/2021 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe striata

Plant
Common names: Coral Aloe (English); Blouaalwyn (Afrikaans)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... months on tall flat-topped inflorescences. As with most aloes, the plants provide nectar during winter which is an ...

30/07/2001 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Aloidendron dichotomum

Plant
Common names: quiver tree (Eng.); kokerboom (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... clear and copious sap from which excellent gumma aloes could probably be made in large quantities. Its bark is ...

12/08/2002 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Pages