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Scientific name Common name Features Vegetation type(s)
Aloe arborescens Kranz aloe It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Aloe ferox Bitter aloe Drought-resistant
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Aloe plicatilis Fan aloe Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
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
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
Chasmanthe aethiopica Small cobra lily Easy to grow
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Chasmanthe bicolor Red-and-green cobra lily Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Chasmanthe floribunda Cobra lily Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Chasmanthe floribunda 'Duckittii' Yellow cobra lily Easy to grow
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cotyledon orbiculata Pig's ear Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Cyperus textilis Umbrella sedge It can be used as a construction material
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Erica abietina subsp. perfoliosa Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
Erica cerinthoides Fire Heath Easy to grow
Good potplant
Suitable for clay soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Erica coccinea Tassel Heath Easy to grow
Good potplant
Sensitive roots
Suitable for clay soil
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
Gladiolus priorii Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
Gladiolus watsonius Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Haemanthus coccineus March flower It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Haemanthus sanguineus Blood flower It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Halleria elliptica Rock tree-fuchsia Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
Halleria lucida Easy to grow
Edible
Good potplant
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Kniphofia tabularis Red Hot Poker Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
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
Lachenalia aloides Opal flower Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos
Lachenalia bulbifera red lachenalia Good potplant
Suitable for clay soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Lachenalia rubida Sandkalossie Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Lavandula Lavender Attracts butterflies
Suitable for clay soil
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Tail Attracts butterflies
Easy to grow
Edible
It provides medicinal value
Pioneer species
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Leonotis ocymifolia Minaret Flower It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract sunbirds
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
Leucadendron salignum Common Sunshine Conebush Can be used as a hedge
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Leucospermum conocarpodendron subsp. viridum Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Leucospermum cordifolium Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Leucospermum grandiflorum Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Leucospermum gueinzii Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Leucospermum lineare Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Leucospermum oleifolium Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Lycium afrum Kraal honeythorn Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Lycium ferocissimum Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
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
Microloma tenuifolium Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
Mimetes cucullatus Red pagoda Easy to grow
Good potplant
Sensitive roots
Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
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. 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 fugacissima Lunch Clockflower Fragrant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for wet sites
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 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 papilionacea Hairy Iris Fragrant
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
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
Myrsine africana Cape Myrtle Attracts butterflies
Can be used as a hedge
It can be used as a construction material
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
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
Protea burchellii Suitable for clay soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Protea coronata Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea cynaroides King Protea Good potplant
Sensitive roots
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea neriifolia Oleander-leaf protea Can be used as a hedge
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Fast-growing
Sensitive roots
Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea nitida Suitable for clay soil
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Protea repens Sugarbush Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
It provides medicinal value
Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
This is a bird-friendly species
This will attract honey bees
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Saltera sarcocolla Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
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
Satyrium coriifolium Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Spiloxene alba White Capestar Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Suitable for wet sites
Will attract monkey beetles
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Tritoniopsis triticea Mountain pipes Attracts butterflies
Good potplant
Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
Veltheimia capensis Sand lily Suitable for clay soil
Suitable for sandy soil
Will attract sunbirds
Watsonia angusta Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
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 spectabilis Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Watsonia zeyheri Suitable for clay soil
Will attract sunbirds
Kranz aloe

Aloe arborescens

Bitter aloe

Aloe ferox

Fan aloe

Aloe plicatilis

fragrant blue babiana

Babiana fragrans

Small cobra lily

Chasmanthe aethiopica

Red-and-green cobra lily

Chasmanthe bicolor

Cobra lily

Chasmanthe floribunda

Yellow cobra lily

Chasmanthe floribunda 'Duckittii'

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Umbrella sedge

Cyperus textilis

Erica abietina subsp. perfoliosa

Fire Heath

Erica cerinthoides

Tassel Heath

Erica coccinea

Erica verticillata

Gladiolus priorii

Gladiolus watsonius

March flower

Haemanthus coccineus

Blood flower

Haemanthus sanguineus

Rock tree-fuchsia

Halleria elliptica

Halleria lucida

Red Hot Poker

Kniphofia tabularis

Red Hot Poker

Kniphofia uvaria

Opal flower

Lachenalia aloides

red lachenalia

Lachenalia bulbifera

Sandkalossie

Lachenalia rubida

Lavender

Lavandula

Lion's Tail

Leonotis leonurus

Minaret Flower

Leonotis ocymifolia

Leucadendron levisanus

Common Sunshine Conebush

Leucadendron salignum

Leucospermum conocarpodendron subsp. viridum

Leucospermum cordifolium

Leucospermum grandiflorum

Leucospermum gueinzii

Leucospermum lineare

Leucospermum oleifolium

Kraal honeythorn

Lycium afrum

Lycium ferocissimum

Touch-me-not

Melianthus major

Microloma tenuifolium

Red pagoda

Mimetes cucullatus

Blue - eyed Moraea

Moraea aristata

Moraea bellendenii

Moraea cf. virgata subsp. virgata

Cape Tulip

Moraea collina

Lunch Clockflower

Moraea fugacissima

Crisp Tulp

Moraea gawleri

Ostrich Threadstar

Moraea lewisiae

Two-leaved Cape Tulip

Moraea miniata

Hairy Iris

Moraea papilionacea

Blue Tulp

Moraea tripetala

Cape Myrtle

Myrsine africana

Rose-scented pelargonium

Pelargonium capitatum

Protea burchellii

Protea coronata

King Protea

Protea cynaroides

Oleander-leaf protea

Protea neriifolia

Protea nitida

Sugarbush

Protea repens

Saltera sarcocolla

Brown Sage

Salvia africana-lutea

Satyrium coriifolium

White Capestar

Spiloxene alba

Mountain pipes

Tritoniopsis triticea

Sand lily

Veltheimia capensis

Watsonia angusta

Bugle lily

Watsonia meriana

Watsonia spectabilis

Watsonia zeyheri