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Barleria matopensis
Plant... Place the container with seed in a shady spot and water once a week. Germination takes place after 6–10 days. ... medium. Put the container in a cool, shady place and water twice a week. Transplant the rooted cuttings after 4 ... a success rate of 60%. Barleria matopensis is a water-wise plant, growing well in sandy and loam soils. Use it in ...
Cyclopia meyeriana
Plant... have a very hard seed coat, so the seed does not absorb water easily. Scarification with sulphuric acid or ... the seeds damages the coat enough to allow the uptake of water. Cyclopias grow naturally in the Fynbos Biome, which is ... sun. This species needs plenty of water and is not water-wise. It is sensitive to frost and wind resistant. The name ...
Crassula capitella
Plant... them to photosynthesize normally without losing much water through their leaves, known as Crassulacean Acid ... take about 4 to 6 weeks. Once the cuttings have rooted, water occasionally and ensure that it is watered deeply to ... gardens, and sunny rockeries. It is recommended as a water-wise plant. It is also a wonderful container plant . Crassula ...
Othonna triplinervia
Plant... or swelling at the base of the stem, both of which store water for the plant, allowing it to survive droughts and dry ... summer, provided the soil does not get waterlogged. It is water-wise when established. It is probably not hardy to frost. ...
Barleria virgula
Plant... medium. Place the tray with seeds in a shady spot and water well once a week. Germination starts to take place in a ... in a container. Place the container in a shady spot and water twice a week. Transplant the rooted cuttings after 4 ... virgula Barleria virgula is recommendable as a water-wise plant for the garden. It flowers in abundance especially ...
Barleria quadriloba
Plant... the growing medium. Place the tray in a shady spot and water well once a week. Germination starts to take place in 7 ... in a container. Place the container in a shady spot and water twice a week. Transplant the rooted cuttings after 4 ... quadriloba Barleria quadriloba is recommendable as a water-wise plant on rockeries and sunny patches in the garden. It ...
Crassula cultrata
Plant... them to photosynthesize normally without losing much water through their leaves, known as Crassulacean Acid ... day without having to open their stomata to let air in and water out. Crassulas also have hydathodes on their leaves; ... and heat-tolerant plant, suitable for dry or water-wise fynbos gardens, karoo gardens, grassland gardens and ...
Fynbos plants for fynbos gardens
Information Library itemSource: Kirstenbosch NBG1 | Copyright: SANBI
... the Western Cape. Most of these plants can be considered water-wise in the winter-rainfall area, needing little or no additional water in summer, once established. Kirstenbosch NBG plant ...
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Otholobium bracteolatum
Plant... species has hard dry seeds which are dispersed by wind or water, as most of the species occur along the riverine areas ... Place your tray in a well-lit, warm environment and water when necessary. To sow in sandy soil, in situ , some ... in compact rounded heads. The plant can be used in water-wise gardening because of its adaptations to survive on ...
Aloe pretoriensis
Plant... very well in cultivation and is suitable for rockeries and water-wise gardens, where the winter is cool with light frost or no ... in a well-drained soil, on a slope. During hot weather, water once a week and twice a month in normal summer ...