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Panicum maximum

Plant
Common names: Guinea grass (Eng. ); blousaad soetgras (Afr.)
Family: Poaceae

Guinea grass (Eng. ); blousaad soetgras (Afr.) Pretoria NBG Panicum maximum is a perennial, tufted grass with a short, creeping ... lesser extent in growth habit. There are distinct forms of Panicum in South Africa, but the transversely wrinkled upper ...

21/11/2005 | | Pretoria NBG

Aloe speciosa

Plant
Common names: tilt-head aloe (Eng.); spaansaalwyn, slaphoringaalwyn (Afr.); ikhala (Xhosa)
Family: Asphodelaceae

... often tilted to one side, to allow the plant to obtain the maximum amount of light. In the southern hemisphere, the tilt ... is important; water well initially to encourage maximum root growth. Once established the plant should be ...

06/08/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Clitoria ternatea var. ternatea

Plant
Common names: butterfly pea, blue pea, kordofan pea, cordofan pea, asian pigeon-wings
Family: Fabaceae

... forage sorghums ( Sorghum bicolor ) and millets as well as Panicum maximum .  Also sown with pangola ( Digitaria eriantha ) as ...

23/05/2016 | | National Herbarium Pretoria

Clivia mirabilis

Plant
Common names: miracle clivia
Family: Amaryllidaceae

... (16 inches) a year, dry summers, light frost in winter and maximum temperatures of up to 45 C in summer. For various ... growers provide heating a minimum of 15°C in winter and a maximum of 28°C to 30°C in summer. Once the plants reach ...

20/05/2002 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Mimetes hirtus

Plant
Common names: marsh pagoda, red and yellow bottlebrush, tall pagoda, hairy mimetes, pineapple bush ( Eng. ); kreupelboom, vleistompie, rooistompie, pynappelstompie (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... peak by ten years of age and die shortly thereafter, at a maximum age of about fifteen years. Fruits are generally ripe ... soil (when available) to which a small amount of peat (maximum 20%) can be added. Do not add compost to the soil. ...

13/03/2006 | | CREW

Cotula coronopifolia

Plant
Common names: water buttons, button weeds, brass buttons (Eng.); gansgras, eendekos (Afr.).
Family: Asteraceae

... Stems are decumbent, thick and spongy and can reach a maximum height of 300 mm. Leaves are alternate, either ...

09/03/2020 | | Compton Herbarium

Elegia grandispicata

Plant
Common names: none known
Family: Restionaceae

... NBG Plants have an upright habit and grow to a maximum height of 1,5 m with the spread of the crown 0.3-1 m ...

24/06/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Erica haematocodon

Plant
Common names: bloodbell heath
Family: Ericaceae

... is a low-growing, semi-sprawling, woody shrub attaining a maximum spread of 1 m and an average height of 300 mm. ...

23/05/2011 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucadendron floridum

Plant
Common names: Flats conebush, silky euryspermum, sunny; tolbos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... Leucadendron floridum is a tall bushy shrub that reaches a maximum height of 2m. Branches are slender and generally ...

23/09/2013 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Leucadendron thymifolium

Plant
Common names: Malmesbury conebush, thymeleaf protea; katsterttolbos, swartveldknoppiesbos (Afr.)
Family: Proteaceae

... NBG Leucadendron thymifolium is a shrub that reaches a maximum height of 2m. At the base it has a single stem ...

24/02/2014 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

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