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Carissa sebrabergensis
Plant... sebrabergensis is an easily grown shrub, both in the garden and as a container plant, and, so far, with its small ... fragrant white flowers and red berries, shows promise as a garden ornamental. It is also very drought-tolerant and ... also joined by Liudmila Ozerova from the Moscow Botanical Garden, Leevi Nanyeni from the Namibia National Botanical ...
Erica baccans
Plant... NBG Erica baccans is an erect, woody, densely branched, strong-growing shrub reaching an average height of 1-2 m. ... light green needle-like leaves giving this species a 'soft fynbos' textural effect. Small, urn-shaped flowers are ... after fire or on disturbed land. This species is a garden escape in the southwestern and eastern states of ...
Leucospermum reflexum
Plant... protein and is very attractive to many of our indigenous fynbos ants who collect the seeds and take them into their ... full sunlight to further harden off. When planted into the garden, the site should be sunny and well-drained and the ... of the species in 1830. It has since become a very popular garden and cut-flower plant. It was only on the fourth ...
Restio festuciformis
Plant... and half dead in nature, while it is really handsome in a garden environment. However, in nature, the plants seem to ... means they mostly live longer than seven years, while in a garden environment the plants start dying during their third ... They have the shortest life span of all restios in a garden environment. Most restio species live between seven ...
... NBG Asparagus densiflorus ‘Cwebe’ is a beautiful garden plant, up to approximately 300–500 mm high, with ... noticeable spines and is, therefore, a much friendlier garden plant. The small, linear, flattened cladophylls occur ... insignificant short spines making them all excellent garden subjects, although these spines can cause significant ...
Polygala gazensis
Plant... that we have growing at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, has a naturally rounded shape 1 × 1 m, with lighter ... and requires no special care. When newly planted in the garden, it will require plenty of water to ensure healthy and ... keep them saturated. Use a liquid fertiliser to encourage strong roots and growth until rooting occurs, which can be ...
Leucospermum prostratum
Plant... seed. Cuttings will flower and be ready to plant into the garden a year after propagation, whereas seeds are scarce and ... pots using a well-drained medium made specifically for fynbos plants such as 8 parts bark to 3 parts sand. Ensure ... a long period. Leucospermum prostratum is best suited to a fynbos garden that has well-drained soil and grows in very ...
Leucospermum praecox
Plant... into small bags and grow on until ready to plant into the garden. Sow seed at the end of February when the days are ... or after one year's growth, they can be planted into the garden. Nipping out the tips of the seedlings will encourage ... praecox Leucospermum praecox is a great addition to any fynbos garden and is also suitable as a cutflower. ...
Protea longifolia
Plant... langblaarsuikerbos (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG An evergreen, fynbos shrub that grows about 0.5–1.5 m high and up to ... autumn breaks dormancy and stimulates the germination of fynbos seed. The optimum temperature for germination is ... in the nursery until they are ready to be planted into the garden after a period of 1 to 2 years. Shade net reduces the ...
... Diastella divaricata subsp . montana is small, evergreen, fynbos shrub that grows about 0.5 m high and spreads about 2 ... the cuttings into small nursery plastic bags using a fynbos mixture of well-drained, acidic medium of fine bark, ... can be ordered from the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Seedroom. Place the seedlings or cuttings under the ...