Medicinal plant species

The following species have medicinal value.

Scientific name Common name Features Vegetation type(s)
Chasmanthe aethiopica Small cobra lily Easy to grow
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Chasmanthe floribunda Cobra lily Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Chironia baccifera Christmas berry It provides medicinal value
Suitable for sandy soil
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Dietes iridioides Wood iris Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
It provides medicinal value
This will attract honey bees
Wind resistant
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Eriocephalus africanus Wild rosemary Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Edible
Fragrant
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
This will attract honey bees
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Helichrysum patulum Honeyeverlasting It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
This will attract honey bees
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Kiggelaria africana Wild peach Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
It can be used as a construction material
It provides medicinal value
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Myrsine africana Cape Myrtle Attracts butterflies
Can be used as a hedge
It can be used as a construction material
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Ornithogalum thyrsoides Chincherinchee Easy to grow
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Pelargonium triste Night-scented pelargonium Drought-resistant
Fragrant
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Salvia africana-caerulea Blue sage Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Edible
Fragrant
It provides medicinal value
This will attract honey bees
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Seriphium plumosum Kooigoed Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Edible
Fast-growing
It can be used as a construction material
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Zantedeschia aethiopica White arum lily Edible
Fragrant
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for wet sites
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Small cobra lily

Chasmanthe aethiopica

Cobra lily

Chasmanthe floribunda

Christmas berry

Chironia baccifera

Wood iris

Dietes iridioides

Wild rosemary

Eriocephalus africanus

Honeyeverlasting

Helichrysum patulum

Wild peach

Kiggelaria africana

Cape Myrtle

Myrsine africana

Chincherinchee

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Night-scented pelargonium

Pelargonium triste

Blue sage

Salvia africana-caerulea

Kooigoed

Seriphium plumosum

White arum lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica