Species list

6 species found
Scientific name Common name Features Vegetation type(s)
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 hirsuta (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning red babiana Attracts butterflies
Good potplant
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Babiana ringens Will attract sunbirds
Babiana thunbergii Will attract sunbirds
Babiana villosa Good potplant
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Babiana ambigua

fragrant blue babiana

Babiana fragrans

red babiana

Babiana hirsuta (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Babiana ringens

Babiana thunbergii

Babiana villosa