Species list

44 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 villosa Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Bobartia indica Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Bobartia sp. Cape Flats Sand 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
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
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 cf. fugax Fragrant
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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 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 flava Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Romulea rosea Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Sparaxis bulbifera Suitable for wet sites
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Sparaxis grandiflora Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Watsonia borbonica Pink watsonia Easy to grow
Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Aristea bakeri

Aristea cuspidata

Aristea glauca

Babiana ambigua

fragrant blue babiana

Babiana fragrans

Babiana villosa

Bobartia indica

Bobartia sp.

Geissorhiza aspera

Geissorhiza aspera Goldblatt

Geissorhiza geminata

Geissorhiza hispidula

Geissorhiza imbricata

Painted Lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Hesperantha falcata

Hesperantha radiata

Ixia dubia

Ixia maculata var maculata

Ixia monadelpha

Ixia paniculata

Micranthus alopecuroides

Micranthus junceus

Moraea angusta

Moraea cf. fugax

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

Blue Tulp

Moraea tripetala

Trailing Tulp

Moraea viscaria

Romulea flava

Romulea rosea

Sparaxis bulbifera

Sparaxis grandiflora

Pink watsonia

Watsonia borbonica