Species list

76 species found
Scientific name Common name Features Vegetation type(s)
Aristea bakeri Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aristea cuspidata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Aristea glauca Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Babiana ambigua Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Babiana fragrans fragrant blue babiana Attracts butterflies
Drought-resistant
Edible
Fragrant
Good potplant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Babiana ringens Will attract sunbirds
Babiana thunbergii Will attract sunbirds
Babiana villosa Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Bobartia indica Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Bobartia sp. Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Dietes iridioides Wood iris Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
It provides medicinal value
This will attract honey bees
Wind resistant
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Ferraria crispa Spinnekopblom Elgin Shale Fynbos
Geissorhiza aspera Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Geissorhiza geminata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Geissorhiza hispidula Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Geissorhiza imbricata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Geissorhiza Ixia Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Geissorhiza juncea Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Geissorhiza maculata Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Gladiolus bonaspei Will attract sunbirds
Gladiolus cunonius Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Gladiolus quadrangulus This will attract honey bees
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Gladiolus splendens Will attract sunbirds
Gladiolus teretifolius Will attract sunbirds
Gladiolus undulatus Painted Lady Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Hesperantha falcata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Hesperantha radiata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ixia dubia This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ixia maculata var maculata Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ixia monadelpha Fast-growing
Good potplant
Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ixia paniculata Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Klattia flava Will attract sunbirds
Klattia stokoei Will attract sunbirds
Micranthus alopecuroides Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Micranthus junceus Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Moraea angusta Fragrant
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea aristata Blue - eyed Moraea Good potplant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Moraea bellendenii Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Moraea cf. fugax Fragrant
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea cf. virgata subsp. virgata Suitable for clay soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Moraea collina Cape Tulip Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea elsiae Sticky Sand Tulip Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea flaccida One-leaf Cape Tulip Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Moraea fugacissima Lunch Clockflower Fragrant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for wet sites
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea fugax subsp. filicaulis Threadstalk Tulp Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea gawleri Crisp Tulp Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Moraea lewisiae Ostrich Threadstar Fragrant
Suitable for clay soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea lewisiae subsp lewisiae Ostrich Bulb Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea lugubris Crown Tulp Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea miniata Two-leaved Cape Tulip Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Moraea miniata Andrews Poison Bulb This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea papilionacea Hairy Iris Fragrant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea ramosissima Giant Iris Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Moraea setifolia Paper Glasstulp Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Moraea tripetala Blue Tulp Drought-resistant
Good for coastal areas
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Moraea viscaria Trailing Tulp Fragrant
Good for coastal areas
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Romulea bulbifera Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Romulea cf. grandiflora subsp. fimbriata Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Romulea flava Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Romulea hirsuta Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Romulea obscura Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Romulea rosea Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Romulea sparaxis Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Romulea tabularis Elgin Shale Fynbos
Sparaxis bulbifera Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Sparaxis grandiflora Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Watsonia aletroides Will attract sunbirds
Watsonia borbonica Pink watsonia Easy to grow
Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Watsonia fourcadei Will attract sunbirds
Watsonia hysterantha Will attract sunbirds
Watsonia meriana var. meriana Suitable for wet sites
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Watsonia pillansii Will attract sunbirds
Watsonia schlechteri Will attract sunbirds
Watsonia stokoei Will attract sunbirds
Witsenia maura Bokmakierie's tail Suitable for wet sites
This is a bird-friendly species
Will attract sunbirds

Aristea bakeri

Aristea cuspidata

Aristea glauca

Babiana ambigua

fragrant blue babiana

Babiana fragrans

Babiana ringens

Babiana thunbergii

Babiana villosa

Bobartia indica

Bobartia sp.

Wood iris

Dietes iridioides

Spinnekopblom

Ferraria crispa

Geissorhiza aspera

Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt

Geissorhiza geminata

Geissorhiza hispidula

Geissorhiza imbricata

Geissorhiza Ixia

Geissorhiza juncea

Geissorhiza maculata

Gladiolus bonaspei

Gladiolus cunonius

Gladiolus quadrangulus

Gladiolus splendens

Gladiolus teretifolius

Painted Lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Hesperantha falcata

Hesperantha radiata

Ixia dubia

Ixia maculata var maculata

Ixia monadelpha

Ixia paniculata

Klattia flava

Klattia stokoei

Micranthus alopecuroides

Micranthus junceus

Moraea angusta

Blue - eyed Moraea

Moraea aristata

Moraea bellendenii

Moraea cf. fugax

Moraea cf. virgata subsp. virgata

Cape Tulip

Moraea collina

Sticky Sand Tulip

Moraea elsiae

One-leaf Cape Tulip

Moraea flaccida

Lunch Clockflower

Moraea fugacissima

Threadstalk Tulp

Moraea fugax subsp. filicaulis

Crisp Tulp

Moraea gawleri

Ostrich Threadstar

Moraea lewisiae

Ostrich Bulb

Moraea lewisiae subsp lewisiae

Crown Tulp

Moraea lugubris

Two-leaved Cape Tulip

Moraea miniata

Poison Bulb

Moraea miniata Andrews

Hairy Iris

Moraea papilionacea

Giant Iris

Moraea ramosissima

Paper Glasstulp

Moraea setifolia

Blue Tulp

Moraea tripetala

Trailing Tulp

Moraea viscaria

Romulea bulbifera

Romulea cf. grandiflora subsp. fimbriata

Romulea flava

Romulea hirsuta

Romulea obscura

Romulea rosea

Romulea sparaxis

Romulea tabularis

Sparaxis bulbifera

Sparaxis grandiflora

Watsonia aletroides

Pink watsonia

Watsonia borbonica

Watsonia fourcadei

Watsonia hysterantha

Watsonia meriana var. meriana

Watsonia pillansii

Watsonia schlechteri

Watsonia stokoei

Bokmakierie's tail

Witsenia maura