Species list
21
species found
Scientific name | Common name | Features | Vegetation type(s) |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Felicia filifolia | fine-leaved felicia |
This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld |
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 |
Imperata cylindrica | Sword grass |
Attracts butterflies Easy to grow Edible Fast-growing It can be used as a construction material It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites |
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 | |
Microloma sagittatum | Bokhoring |
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 |
Pelagornium fulgidum |
Will attract sunbirds |
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld | |
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 |
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
fine-leaved felicia
Felicia filifolia
March flower
Haemanthus coccineus
Sword grass
Imperata cylindrica
Opal flower
Lachenalia aloides
red lachenalia
Lachenalia bulbifera
Yellow noon flower
Lampranthus glaucus
Kraal honeythorn
Lycium afrum
Bokhoring
Microloma sagittatum
Tickberry
Osteospermum moniliferum
Silver sweet pea bush
Podalyria sericea
Brown Sage
Salvia africana-lutea