Insect-friendly species
With your garden, you can attract different insect species. Insects are important for pollination of many plants, and a number of insect species are able to thrive in cities, as long as they can find food. Below are relevant plant species within the Cape Flats Dune Strandveld vegetation type.
Monkey beetles
Scientific name | Common name | Features | Vegetation type(s) |
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Lampranthus glaucus | Yellow noon flower |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Good potplant This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles |
Atlantis Sand Fynbos Boland Granite Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Granite Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld |
Lampranthus stenus |
Good potplant This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles |
Atlantis Sand Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos | |
Osteospermum moniliferum | Tickberry |
Attracts butterflies Can be used as a hedge Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Good for coastal areas It provides medicinal value Pioneer species This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos |
Honey bees
Scientific name | Common name | Features | Vegetation type(s) |
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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 |
Felicia filifolia | fine-leaved felicia |
This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld |
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 |
Lampranthus glaucus | Yellow noon flower |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Good potplant This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles |
Atlantis Sand Fynbos Boland Granite Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Granite Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld |
Lampranthus stenus |
Good potplant This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles |
Atlantis Sand Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos | |
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 | |
Osteospermum moniliferum | Tickberry |
Attracts butterflies Can be used as a hedge Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Good for coastal areas It provides medicinal value Pioneer species This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos |
Podalyria sericea | Silver sweet pea bush |
Easy to grow This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
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 |
Pig's ear
Cotyledon orbiculata
fine-leaved felicia
Felicia filifolia
March flower
Haemanthus coccineus
Opal flower
Lachenalia aloides
red lachenalia
Lachenalia bulbifera
Yellow noon flower
Lampranthus glaucus
Kraal honeythorn
Lycium afrum
Tickberry
Osteospermum moniliferum
Silver sweet pea bush
Podalyria sericea
Brown Sage
Salvia africana-lutea