Species list

Scientific name	Common name	Features	Vegetation type(s)
Agapanthus africanus	Cape agapanthus	Attracts butterflies It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds
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 maculata	Soap Aloe	Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds
Aloe perfoliata	Rubble Aloe	Suitable for sandy soil 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
Aloe succotrina	Fynbos Aloe	It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds
Aloiampelos ciliaris var. ciliaris	Climbing aloe	Suitable for sandy soil Will attract sunbirds
Aloiampelos commixta	Peninsula Rambling aloe	It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil 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
Aptenia cordifolia	Red/baby sun rose	It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees
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
Berzelia albiflora	coffee-scented berzelia, coffee bush, white-flowered brunia	Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds Will attract the Cape Sugarbird Will attract the Malachite Sugarbird Will attract the Orange-breasted Sugarbird
Berzelia lanuginosa	Common button bush	Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles
Brunia noduliflora	common brunia	Attracts butterflies Fragrant Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees
Bulbinella triquetra		Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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
Chironia baccifera	Christmas berry	It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Conicosia pugioniformis	Narrow-leaved iceplant	Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles
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
Crassula ovata	Kerky bush	It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees
Crassula tetragona		Suitable for sandy soil
Curio crassulifolius	Blue fingers	Suitable for sandy soil
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
Dimorphotheca eckloni	Cape marguerite	Suitable for sandy soil
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis	Buck Bay vygie	Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees
Erica mammosa	Nine-pin Heath	Sensitive roots Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites Will attract sunbirds	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Erica margaritaceae		Easy to grow Fragrant Suitable for sandy soil	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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
Euphorbia tuberosa	milk-ball, wild charlock	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Good potplant Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Felicia aethiopica	Wild aster	Easy to grow Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees
Felicia heterophylla		Attracts butterflies Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Gazania rigens var. rigens	Clumping Gazania	Easy to grow Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees
Gazania rigens var. uniflora	Treasure flower	Easy to grow Pioneer species Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees
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
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
Heliophila africana	Flax	Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Imperata arundinacea		Attracts butterflies Easy to grow Suitable for sandy soil	Cape Flats Sand 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
Lachenalia rubida	Sandkalossie	Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds
Lampranthus amoenus		Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees
Lampranthus bicolor	Bicoloured lampranthus	Good potplant Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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 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	Grey tree pincushion	It provides medicinal value Sensitive roots Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Lycium ferocissimum		Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
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
Mimetes fimbrifolius		Suitable for sandy soil Will attract sunbirds
Moraea angusta		Fragrant Suitable for sandy soil Will attract monkey beetles	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
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. 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 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 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 setifolia	Paper Glasstulp	Suitable for sandy soil Will attract monkey beetles	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
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
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
Otholobium bracteolatum	Cape Town pea	Attracts butterflies Good potplant Pioneer species Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees	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 citronellum	Lemon-scented pelargonium	It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil
Pelargonium fulgidum		Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds
Pelargonium graveolens	Rose-scented pelargonium	It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees
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 eximia		Easy to grow Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds Will attract the Cape Sugarbird
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
Protea stokoei		Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds
Ruschia macowanii	Sea Tentfig	Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
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
Salvia lanceolata	Rusty sage	It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil Will attract sunbirds	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Searsia crenata	Dune crow-berry	Attracts butterflies Can be used as a hedge Easy to grow Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Solanum africanum		Suitable for sandy soil
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
Veltheimia capensis	Sand lily	Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy 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 tabularis		Suitable for sandy soil Will attract sunbirds