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- Fragrant
Scientific name | Common name | Features | Vegetation type(s) |
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Adenandra obtusata | Agulhas china flower |
Fragrant This will attract honey bees |
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Ammocharis longifolia | Malgas lily |
Attracts butterflies Drought-resistant Fragrant Good potplant This will attract honey bees |
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Anisodontea scabrosa | rough-leaf African mallow, sand rose, pink mallow, hairy mallow |
Attracts butterflies Can be used as a hedge Drought-resistant Fast-growing Fragrant Good potplant Pioneer species Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Wind resistant |
Atlantis Sand Fynbos Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Aponogeton distachyos | Cape pond weed |
Easy to grow Edible Fast-growing Fragrant Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos |
Artemisia afra | Wormwood |
Easy to grow Fragrant It provides medicinal value This will attract honey bees |
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Asparagus capensis | Wild Asparagus |
Edible Fragrant This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
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 |
Brunia noduliflora | common brunia |
Attracts butterflies Fragrant Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
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Bulbine favosa |
Fragrant Good potplant This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos | |
Carissa macrocarpa | Num-num |
Easy to grow Edible Fragrant It provides medicinal value This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
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Crassula dejecta | doily crassula |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fragrant Good potplant |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Diosma oppositifolia | bitter buchu |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fragrant It provides medicinal value This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Diospyros whyteana | Bladder-nut |
Edible Fragrant It provides medicinal value This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
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Erica margaritaceae |
Easy to grow Fragrant Suitable for sandy soil |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos | |
Eriocephalus africanus | Wild rosemary |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant It provides medicinal value Pioneer species This will attract honey bees |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Freylinia lanceolata | honey bell-bush |
Attracts butterflies Can be used as a hedge Easy to grow Fragrant Suitable for wet sites This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
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Gladiolus tristis | Marsh Afrikaner |
Fragrant |
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Haemanthus pubescens | Paintbrush |
Fragrant Good potplant It provides medicinal value This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Leucadendron argenteum | Silver tree |
Drought-resistant Fragrant It can be used as a construction material Pioneer species Sensitive roots This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Melianthus major | Touch-me-not |
Easy to grow Fragrant It provides medicinal value Suitable for clay soil This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos |
Metalasia muricata | White Bristle Bush |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant It provides medicinal value Pioneer species Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
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 fugacissima | Lunch Clockflower |
Fragrant Suitable for clay soil Suitable for wet sites Will attract monkey beetles |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Moraea lewisiae | Ostrich Threadstar |
Fragrant Suitable for clay soil Will attract monkey beetles |
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 viscaria | Trailing Tulp |
Fragrant Good for coastal areas Suitable for sandy soil Will attract monkey beetles |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Ochna serrulata | Mickey-mouse bush |
Fragrant Good potplant It provides medicinal value This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Pelargonium betulinum | Camphor-scented pelargonium |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fast-growing Fragrant Good for coastal areas Good potplant It provides medicinal value Pioneer species This will attract honey bees Wind resistant |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Pelargonium capitatum | Rose-scented pelargonium |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fragrant Good potplant It provides medicinal value Pioneer species Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos |
Pelargonium crispum | lemon-scented pelargonium |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fragrant Good potplant |
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Pelargonium cucullatum | Hooded-leaf pelargonium |
Attracts butterflies Easy to grow Fast-growing Fragrant Good potplant It provides medicinal value This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Pelargonium triste | Night-scented pelargonium |
Drought-resistant Fragrant Good potplant It provides medicinal value |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Platylophus trifoliatus | white-alder |
Attracts butterflies Fragrant This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
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Prunus africana | red stinkwood, African almond |
Fragrant It provides medicinal value This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Psoralea pinnata | Fountain bush |
Easy to grow Fragrant Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Salvia africana-caerulea | Blue sage |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant It provides medicinal value This will attract honey bees |
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 |
Salvia aurea L. | golden sage,beach sage, dune sage, sand sage |
Attracts butterflies Fragrant Good potplant It provides medicinal value Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
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Serruria glomerata | Cluster Spiderhead |
Easy to grow Fragrant This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Silene undulata | dream root |
Easy to grow Fragrant It provides medicinal value |
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Spiloxene aquatica | Water Capestar |
Fragrant Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos |
Vachellia sieberiana var. woodii | Paperbark acacia |
Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant It can be used as a construction material It provides medicinal value This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
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Zantedeschia aethiopica | White arum lily |
Edible Fragrant It provides medicinal value Suitable for wet sites This is a bird-friendly species This will attract honey bees |
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld |
Agulhas china flower
Adenandra obtusata
Malgas lily
Ammocharis longifolia
rough-leaf African mallow, sand rose, pink mallow, hairy mallow
Anisodontea scabrosa
Cape pond weed
Aponogeton distachyos
Wormwood
Artemisia afra
Wild Asparagus
Asparagus capensis
fragrant blue babiana
Babiana fragrans
common brunia
Brunia noduliflora
Num-num
Carissa macrocarpa
doily crassula
Crassula dejecta
bitter buchu
Diosma oppositifolia
Bladder-nut
Diospyros whyteana
Wild rosemary
Eriocephalus africanus
honey bell-bush
Freylinia lanceolata
Marsh Afrikaner
Gladiolus tristis
Paintbrush
Haemanthus pubescens
Silver tree
Leucadendron argenteum
Touch-me-not
Melianthus major
White Bristle Bush
Metalasia muricata
Lunch Clockflower
Moraea fugacissima
Ostrich Threadstar
Moraea lewisiae
Hairy Iris
Moraea papilionacea
Trailing Tulp
Moraea viscaria
Mickey-mouse bush
Ochna serrulata
Camphor-scented pelargonium
Pelargonium betulinum
Rose-scented pelargonium
Pelargonium capitatum
lemon-scented pelargonium
Pelargonium crispum
Hooded-leaf pelargonium
Pelargonium cucullatum
Night-scented pelargonium
Pelargonium triste
white-alder
Platylophus trifoliatus
red stinkwood, African almond
Prunus africana
Fountain bush
Psoralea pinnata
Blue sage
Salvia africana-caerulea
Brown Sage
Salvia africana-lutea
golden sage,beach sage, dune sage, sand sage
Salvia aurea L.
Cluster Spiderhead
Serruria glomerata
dream root
Silene undulata
Water Capestar
Spiloxene aquatica
Paperbark acacia
Vachellia sieberiana var. woodii
White arum lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica