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Adiantum – Maiden hair fern
K50
Deciduous ferns known for their delicate, fan-shaped leaf segments clustered on wiry black stems. Grow on edge of water and likes moist well drained soil. Partial or full shade.
Aechmea gamosphela – Match stick bromeliad
Match stick bromeliad
Aechmea gamosepela, the ‘matchstick bromeliad’ has mid-green leaves with rounded tips, similar to those of a tulip, and produces spikes topped with pink flowers with blue tips. Once open, the blue tips reveal pink flowers with a blue throat. Fast growing ground cover. Like full sun. Waterwise. Popular house plant.
K40
Agapanthus africana – African lily Blue
K35
Strappy evergreen leaves and striking blue or white flowers make them favourites flowering as the rainy season starts. Best planted en masse in full sun or partial shade.
Size:700 mm tall
Flowering: December – February
Aloe chaubaudi
K100
Aloe christiani
K100
Aloe zebrina
K100
Zantedeshia aethiopica – Arum lily
K40
Bauhinia tometosa – Yellow bell orchid tree
K150
Carrissa macrocarpa – Num num Natal plum
K50
Shiny, deep green leaves and snowy white flowers, evergreen shrub flowering for months. Round, crimson edible fruit appears in summer and autumn at the same time as the flowers. The fruit is made into pies, jams, jellies, and sauces and is a traditional food plant in Africa.Useful as a hedging plant because it is prickly.
Cestrum – Yellow flower
K75
Cestrum elegans– Purple cestrum
K75
Clivia miniata – Bush lily
K75
Clivia miniata, the Natal lily or bush lily, of the family Amaryllidaceae, native to woodland habitats in South Africa. Grows into large clumps and is surprisingly water wise. Large, bright orange or yellow trumpet-shaped flowers are produced on tall stems from late winter to early summer, and sporadically throughout the year. Plant en masse in full shade.
Combretum apiculata – Red bush willow
K
Combretum fragrens – Four leafed combretum
Combretum microphyllum – Flame creeper
K75
Combretum obovatum – White leafed bush willow
K75
Crinum Lilies – Crinum lily
K75
Dragon fruit
K100
Dichrostachys cinnerea – Sickle bush ,
K75
Dietes – Wild iris
K25
Dodoneae augustifolio – Sand olive
K75
Dombeya burgessiae – Wild pear bush
K50
An attractive large bush shrub or small tree with produces a profusion of stunning large rose-pink, pale pink, sometimes white flowers.
SIZE: up to 5m
FLOWERING: April to July
Durantha erecta – Durantha
K30
Duranta erecta is a species of flowering shrub native to South America. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical gardens throughout the world, and has become naturalized in many places. Good for hedges. Grows fast and is easy to keep neat.
Erigeron karvinskianus – Fleabane Mexican daisy
K35
Gardenia imperialis – Gardenia
K75
Gaura – Bee blossum
K35
Grass giant
K100
Grass normal
K50
Grewia monticola – Grey raisin bush
Shrub that produces pretty yellow flowers. This is a great shrub for attracting birds into the garden and also acts as a good blocker
SIZE: up to 8m
FLOWERING: October to January
FRUITING: February to August
K75
Grewia occidentalis – Crossberry
Many-stemmed, scrambling shrub or small tree. Grows to about 3 m. Evergreen to semi deciduous. Flowers showy, purple, star shaped. Fruit 4-lobed, orange-red when ripe and edible. Plant in full sun or semi shade. Makes a good hedge, could form a thicket. Attracts butterflies and bees and is a must for wildlife friendly garden.
Flowers Jan – March
Size – up to 3m
K75
Grewia pachycatyx – Large flowered white raisin
Many-stemmed, scrambling shrub or small tree. Flowers showy, white, star shaped. Fruit 4-lobed, orange-red when ripe. It can reach about 6 m in height and will spread. Useful in informal gardens to form a thicket. Or to block views between trees.
Flowers: Jan – March
K75
Hibiscus (various)
K50
Large, striking, and trumpet-shaped flower that come in a range of bright colours. Flowers lasts for one day, but the plant has a long flowering season.
Plant in full sun and water often especially when young and new. The colorful flowers have been used for centuries for decorative, medicinal purposes, teas and supplements.
Size: up to 3m.
Flowering: Can flower all year
Hamelia patens – Firebush
K50
Hollarhena – Wild jasmine
K50
Holmskioldia sanguinea – Chinese Hat plant
K35
Hypericum revolutum – St Johns Wort
Dark green foliage and bright yellow flowers. Plant in full sun or semi-shade. Releases curry like smell when crushed and after rain. Used in herbal medicine to treat depression.
Size: 3m high and width
Flowering: June to November
K40
Japonica chaebomeis
K50
Jasmine various species
K35
Jatropha integrimma – Peregrina
K50
Kniphofia – Red hot poker
K50
Lagerstroemia speciousa – Pride of India
K
Lavender
K35
Odontonthema strictum – Firespike
K50
Medium sized tropical shrub with large glossy green foliage and upright spikes of bright red flowers. Evergreen with sparse, stiff branches. Flowers at Christmas time and is good festive subject for flower arranging. The flowers attract butterflies Plant in full to part shade.
Height up to 2m,
Penta lanceotia – Pentas – pink and red
K
Securidaca – Violet bush
K
Phoenix reclinata – Wild date plam
K50
Phoenix roebelnii – Pigmy date palm
K75
Phyllanthus reticulus – Potato bush
K75
Plectanthus pink Spurflower
K35
Plectanthus ground (blue) – Spurflower
K35
Plectanthus Various
Ground cover, pink, white and blue
K35
Fast growing, shade loving with large dark leaves and spikes of tubular purple or white flowers several times a year. Makes an excellent hedge or screen and thrives in a well- drained shady position. Prune hard in late summer, after flowering and feed.
Flowering: April – June
Senna singuena – Yelllow senna
K
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis – Blue porterweed
.Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Blue Porter weed
Ornamental shrub with beautiful blue purple flowers on long spikes that bees and butterflies flock to. Flowers continuously throughout the year. Plant in full sun to light shade
Strelitizia reginae – Bird of paradise
K100 – K175
Strobilanthes dyterianus – Persian shield
K50
Tecomaria capensis – Cape Honeysuckle
K35
Tamarillo – Tree Tomato
K100
Small fast-growing tree or shrub native to the Andes Mountains in South America. Fruit cross between a tomato and a plum, nutritionally dense, low calorie count, and is packed with vitamins A, C, E, B-complex vitamins and a number of nutrients and minerals that improve the immune system.
Tradescanthia zebrina – Inch plant or Purple heart
K25
Tubalghia – Wid garlic
K10
Fast-growing, bulbous plant useful for ground cover. Pinkish-mauve flowers above leaves on a tall flower stalk. Plant smells strongly of garlic when bruised. Plant in full sun and dappled shade. Used in salads and other dishes. Crushed leaves may be used to help cure sinus headaches.
Size: 50cm
Flowering: January to April
Ximania caffra – Sour plum
K50