Bird-friendly species
With your garden, you can attract different bird species. Depending on your location, you can target specific species, or plant more generalist bird-friendly species. Below is an overview of relevant plants for Cape Flats Dune Strandveld.
Sunbirds
Scientific name | Common name | Features | Vegetation type(s) |
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Brunsvigia orientalis | Candelabra flower |
Good potplant Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos |
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 |
Cotyledon orbiculata | Pig's ear |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Good potplant 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 |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld |
Gladiolus cunonius |
Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld | |
Haemanthus coccineus | March flower |
It provides medicinal value Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld |
Lachenalia aloides | Opal flower |
Suitable for clay soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos |
Lachenalia bulbifera | red lachenalia |
Good potplant Suitable for clay soil This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld |
Lycium afrum | Kraal honeythorn |
Suitable for clay soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld |
Lycium ferocissimum |
Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld | |
Microloma sagittatum | Bokhoring |
Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld |
Pelagornium fulgidum |
Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld | |
Salvia africana-lutea | Brown Sage |
Attracts butterflies Drought-resistant Fragrant It provides medicinal value Pioneer species Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos |
Satyrium carneum |
Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld | |
Satyrium coriifolium |
Suitable for clay soil Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld | |
Tylecodon paniculatus |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Good potplant Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld |
Candelabra flower
Brunsvigia orientalis
Small cobra lily
Chasmanthe aethiopica
Pig's ear
Cotyledon orbiculata
March flower
Haemanthus coccineus
Opal flower
Lachenalia aloides
red lachenalia
Lachenalia bulbifera
Kraal honeythorn
Lycium afrum
Bokhoring
Microloma sagittatum
Brown Sage
Salvia africana-lutea
Sugarbirds
Scientific name | Common name | Features | Vegetation type(s) |
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Generalist bird-friendly species
Scientific name | Common name | Features | Vegetation type(s) |
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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 |
Cotyledon orbiculata | Pig's ear |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Good potplant 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 |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld |
Lachenalia bulbifera | red lachenalia |
Good potplant Suitable for clay soil This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld |
Small cobra lily
Chasmanthe aethiopica
Pig's ear
Cotyledon orbiculata
red lachenalia
Lachenalia bulbifera