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Lippia javanica
Plant... be one of the most aromatic of South Africa's indigenous shrubs. The small cream flowers can be found on the shrub ... The family Verbenaceae is a family of herbs and shrubs or small trees often with aromatic leaves. There are ...
Gasteria retusa
Plant... other species of Gasteria, grows in dappled shade of small shrubs in its Karoo habitat. The plants benefit from the protective cover of thorny ‘nurse’ shrubs such as Carissa haematocarpa. The mottled leaves of ...
Antithrixia flavicoma
Plant... so it is often as broad as it is high. In flower, the shrubs are covered with lemon-yellow flower heads, borne ... as a garden plant, it has horticultural potential as the shrubs flower profusely, the flower heads are large and ...
Asteraceae
Plant... There are annual, biennial or perennial herbs, dwarf shrubs, shrubs, a few trees, some scramblers and aquatics. Some are ...
Eriocephalus
Plant... genus Eriocephalus are woody, evergreen and often aromatic shrubs. The leaves are simple, quite small and covered with ... by livestock and, in combination with other aromatic Karoo shrubs, contributes to the distinctive taste imparted onto ...
... with an acidic to neutral pH. As with most protea family shrubs, drainage, humidity and fertilising are key criteria ... a few outliers in KwaZulu-Natal. They are all dioecious shrubs or trees, and are known as conebushes because the ...
Lagenaria sphaerica
Plant... fairly high ground-water level. Of course it needs trees, shrubs or other support to climb into or lean on. The genus ... Members of this family are annual or perennial herbs or shrubs (only one species is a tree). The leaves are alternate ...
Mesembryanthemaceae
Plant... compact and tufted to prostrate to decumbent; herbs, dwarf shrubs, subshrubs or shrubs, they are rarely spiny. The leaves are opposite, ...
Baleria repens
Plant... but sometimes also climbs/leans into nearby trees and shrubs (up to 2 m!). New branches tend to root as they touch ... are 60 species of Barleria in South Africa. Most are bushy shrubs, some with a tendency to scramble, such as B. obtusa , ...
Podalyria sericea
Plant... a wonderful contrast against the green of the other shrubs. Used in a rock garden, it makes a striking specimen ... than 700 species ranging from perennial herbs to dwarf shrubs and includes only a few trees. Podalyria is a genus of ...