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Haworthia zantneriana
Plant... zantneriana growing at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden (ex Campher’s Poort). The leaves are flattened, ... zantneriana growing at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden (ex Campher’s Poort). Haworthia zantneriana ...
Restio multiflorus
Plant... fertile soil with the normal amount of water given in a garden. The plants have strong, upright stems and grow in a more or less tufted form. ... behind a group of smaller plants. The plants fit in with fynbos plants, other indigenous South African plants as well ...
Leucospermum calligerum
Plant... seed. Cuttings will flower and be ready to plant into the garden a year after propagation, whereas seeds are rare and ... pots using a well-drained medium made specifically for fynbos plants, such as 8 parts bark to 3 parts sand. Ensure ... for longer. Leucospermum calligerum is best suited to a fynbos garden that has well-drained very sandy, acidic soil. ...
Pelargonium grandiflorum
Plant... such as rust and powdery mildew. Please contact your local garden centre to ask for the appropriate pesticide and ... Hence the common name large flowered pelargonium. Kew Garden's first plant hunter Francis Masson, a Scottish ... grandiflorum will be horticulturally rewarding in your garden. Pelargoniums are a versatile group of plants and are ...
... can be taken at any time of the year from a healthy strong plant. This is the most commonly used method of ... direct sunlight after potting. When they have formed a strong root-ball they can be planted into a shady area in your garden. Sow seeds in late summer to early autumn. The seed ...
Elegia equisetacea
Plant... environment the plants are quite long-lived; in the garden, with richer soil and a more generous supply of water ... part of a mixed border or in a group in a Mediterranean or fynbos garden. Because the rhizomes do not spread, the plant ... can be grown in a large pot. The plants blend well with fynbos, other indigenous South African plants as well as any ...
Watsonia strubeniae
Plant... endure light frost, making it a versatile choice for both garden beds and container planting. The genus Watsonia was ... Miller, who worked as a Curator of the Chelsea Physic Garden, in honour of his friend Sir William Watson ... and sent the plants to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in 1930, which later flowered and formed the type ...
Cladostemon kirkii
Plant... by the scent of the flowers. Brassicaceae If your garden is less than the size of a small country, your ... and with good reason for the smell of the fruits. As a garden plant, this tree belongs only in the deepest of no-go ... fruit set remains unrecorded. If pressed for a suitable garden situation for this tree, I would be inclined to say ...
Elegia fenestrata
Plant... (female and male plants are borne in separate plants). The strong winds typical of its coastal habitat are responsible ... new coppice growth after fires, which occur regularly in fynbos areas. Restionaceae To grow any restios successfully, provide a position in the garden with full sun, well-drained soil and plenty of air ...
... C. parviflorum in semi-shade to full sunny areas in your garden, preferably in rocky areas with a good drainage, ... have massive root systems, or plant them directly in the garden in a suitable place. To grow from seed collect the ... parviflorum Apart from horticultural use in the garden as an edging and for soil stabilizing, there have been ...