Species list

Scientific name	Common name	Features	Vegetation type(s)
Aponogeton angustifolius		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale 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
Berzelia abrotanoides	Redlegs	Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Berzelia lanuginosa	Common button bush	Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles
Brabejum stellatifolium	Wild Almond	Can be used as a hedge Edible Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees
Carpha glomerata		Suitable for wet sites
Centella asiatica		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Chondropetalum nudum		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Cliffortia dodecandra		Suitable for wet sites
Cliffortia ferruginea	Glossy cliffortia	Drought-resistant Easy to grow It provides medicinal value Suitable for wet sites
Cliffortia strobilifera	Cone River Caperose	Suitable for wet sites
Crassula natans		Good potplant Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Drosera capensis	Cape Sundew	Good potplant It provides medicinal value Suitable for wet sites
Drosera cistiflora		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Drosera trinervia		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Drosera trinervia Spreng.		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elegia tectorum	Cape thatching reed	It can be used as a construction material Suitable for wet sites
Elegia thyrsifera		Suitable for wet sites
Erica caffra		Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds
Erica curviflora	Water Heath	Easy to grow Good potplant Sensitive roots Suitable for wet sites Will attract sunbirds
Erica mammosa	Nine-pin Heath	Sensitive roots Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites Will attract sunbirds	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica sessiliflora	Green Heath	Good potplant Sensitive roots Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds
Erica verticillata		Attracts butterflies Easy to grow Good potplant Sensitive roots Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles Will attract sunbirds Will attract the Orange-breasted Sugarbird	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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
Fuirena hirsuta		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Grammatotheca bergiana	Water Lobelia	Suitable for wet sites
Gunnera perpensa	River pumpkin	It provides medicinal value Suitable for wet sites
Hellmuthia membranacea		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
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
Isolepis hystrix		Suitable for wet sites	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
Juncus capensis		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Juncus kraussii Hochst. subsp. kraussii		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Kniphofia uvaria	Red Hot Poker	Fast-growing Good for coastal areas Suitable for clay soil Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds Wind resistant
Laurembergia repens		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Leucadendron floridum	Flats Conebush	Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles
Leucadendron levisanus		Attracts butterflies Good potplant Suitable for clay soil Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Moraea fugacissima	Lunch Clockflower	Fragrant Suitable for clay soil Suitable for wet sites Will attract monkey beetles	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Morella serrata	Lance-leaf waxberry	Suitable for wet sites
Nymphaea capensis	Cape blue waterlily	Suitable for wet sites
Ornithogalum dregeanum		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ornithogalum graminifolium		Suitable for wet sites
Osmitopsis asteriscoides	Swamp daisy	It provides medicinal value Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles	Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos
Prionium serratum	palmiet	Easy to grow Edible Fast-growing It can be used as a construction material Suitable for wet sites
Psoralea aphylla	Leafless Fountain-bush	Suitable for wet sites
Psoralea laxa		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Psoralea pinnata	Fountain bush	Easy to grow Fragrant Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Psoralea restioides	Fine Fountainbush	Suitable for wet sites
Pycreus polystachyos		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Ranunculus multifidus	Common buttercup	Suitable for wet sites
Restio paniculatus	Broom Anglereed	Suitable for wet sites
Salix mucronata subsp. hirsuta	Silver Willow	Suitable for wet sites
Sparaxis bulbifera		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Spiloxene alba	White Capestar	Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites Will attract monkey beetles	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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
Spiloxene ovata		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Spiloxene schlechteri		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Trachyandra brachypoda	Short Capespinach	Suitable for wet sites
Triglochin bulbosa		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Triglochin striata	Streaked Arrow-grass	Suitable for wet sites
Typha capensis	Bulrush	It provides medicinal value Suitable for wet sites This is a bird-friendly species	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Virgilia oroboides	Keurboom	Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees
Wachendorfia thyrsiflora		Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Watsonia meriana	Bugle lily	Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites Will attract sunbirds	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Watsonia meriana var. meriana		Suitable for wet sites	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Wimmerella secunda		Suitable for wet sites	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Witsenia maura	Bokmakierie's tail	Suitable for wet sites This is a bird-friendly species Will attract sunbirds
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