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... citrina in cultivation at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden. Amaryllidaceae Clivia miniata var. citrina is an outstanding subject for containers and garden beds, placed in filtered or indirect light in a protected environment away from strong wind. Excessive exposure to sun results in rapid and ...
... the soil conditions and environmental conditions of the garden are optimal. M. amplectens prefers to be grown in a ... by cuttings in the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden. For some Mesembryanthemum species, other methods of ... reproduced by cuttings at Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden. Riddles recommends that tip cuttings about 5 cm long ...
Pelargonium inquinans
Plant... to encourage further growing before planting in the garden. Sow the seed. at a depth of 2-3 mm in late summer to ... Pelargonium inquinans is one of the parent plants of the garden hybrids known as the scarlet geraniums. It was ... colour makes this species an interesting subject for the garden. It can be planted among smaller herbaceous border ...
Crassula multicava
Plant... are light to dark green depending on the position in the garden, darker in the shade and paler in semi-shade to sunny ... Many rooted plants will form from the mother plant in the garden. It may therefore be easier to transplant young plants ... Crassula multicava It is used in traditional medicine as a strong emetic, and infusions of the plant are sprinkled ...
Hibiscus calyphyllus
Plant... birds such as barbets, robins and flycatchers to the garden. Certain species of moth and butterfly larvae are ... one to two plants can be used as a focus point in a small garden. It can also be used as a container plant providing ... hot summers, it is semi-frost resistant. In a cold, frosty garden, however, a warmer, sheltered spot in the garden is ...
Erica oblongiflora
Plant... seeds need to be treated for example soaking it in a ‘fynbos smoke liquid’ (an extract from fynbos plants) before sowing. Transplant rooted cuttings into ... Erica oblongiflora can be successfully used as part of a garden plant bed display amongst a variety of fynbos plants ...
Kniphofia ensifolia
Plant... feet, although in cultivation it can be grown in normal garden soil if enough water is provided. It is also adapted ... nectar and they in turn attract insectivorous birds to the garden. Asphodelaceae This is an old garden plant. Taylor (1985) writes that Francis Masson ...
Myrsine africana
Plant... semi-shade under trees as well as in the full sun between fynbos plants and in a rockery. M. africana, planted with ... on until well established, before planting out into the garden. A regular, light pruning of the tips will encourage a ... and certainly worth the patience to give it a place in the garden. Myrsinaceae or the Cape myrtle family is a large ...
Salvia africana
Plant... Lamiaceae Salvia africana is easy to grow and a rewarding garden shrub, adding texture, contrast and colour to the ... rainfall areas and is a good choice for the water-wise and fynbos garden and is a must for the herb garden. It tolerates ... soil and keep moist. As soon as the seedlings are strong enough to handle, transfer them to a single pot. After ...
Freylinia crispa
Plant... been tried. The Kouga bell-bush is an ideal plant for any fynbos garden and will make an excellent water-wise garden plant in the winter-rainfall region. It will grow ...