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- Suitable for sandy soil
Scientific name | Common name | Features | Vegetation type(s) |
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Agapanthus africanus | Cape agapanthus |
Attracts butterflies It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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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 |
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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 |
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Aloe maculata | Soap Aloe |
Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Aloe perfoliata | Rubble Aloe |
Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Aloe plicatilis | Fan aloe |
Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Aloe succotrina | Fynbos Aloe |
It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Aloiampelos ciliaris var. ciliaris | Climbing aloe |
Suitable for sandy soil Will attract sunbirds |
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Aloiampelos commixta | Peninsula Rambling aloe |
It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil Will attract sunbirds |
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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 |
Aptenia cordifolia | Red/baby sun rose |
It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
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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 |
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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 |
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Berzelia lanuginosa | Common button bush |
Suitable for sandy soil Suitable for wet sites This will attract honey bees Will attract monkey beetles |
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Brunia noduliflora | common brunia |
Attracts butterflies Fragrant Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Crassula tetragona |
Suitable for sandy soil |
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Curio crassulifolius | Blue fingers |
Suitable for sandy soil |
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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 |
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Dorotheanthus bellidiformis | Buck Bay vygie |
Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
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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 |
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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 |
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Gazania rigens var. uniflora | Treasure flower |
Easy to grow Pioneer species Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
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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 |
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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 |
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Lampranthus amoenus |
Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Pelargonium fulgidum |
Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Pelargonium graveolens | Rose-scented pelargonium |
It provides medicinal value Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees |
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Protea cynaroides | King Protea |
Good potplant Sensitive roots Suitable for clay soil Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds |
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Protea eximia |
Easy to grow Suitable for sandy soil This will attract honey bees Will attract sunbirds Will attract the Cape Sugarbird |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Cape agapanthus
Agapanthus africanus
Kranz aloe
Aloe arborescens
Bitter aloe
Aloe ferox
Soap Aloe
Aloe maculata
Rubble Aloe
Aloe perfoliata
Fan aloe
Aloe plicatilis
Fynbos Aloe
Aloe succotrina
Climbing aloe
Aloiampelos ciliaris var. ciliaris
Peninsula Rambling aloe
Aloiampelos commixta
rough-leaf African mallow, sand rose, pink mallow, hairy mallow
Anisodontea scabrosa
Red/baby sun rose
Aptenia cordifolia
fragrant blue babiana
Babiana fragrans
red babiana
Babiana hirsuta (Lam.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
coffee-scented berzelia, coffee bush, white-flowered brunia
Berzelia albiflora
Common button bush
Berzelia lanuginosa
common brunia
Brunia noduliflora
Small cobra lily
Chasmanthe aethiopica
Red-and-green cobra lily
Chasmanthe bicolor
Cobra lily
Chasmanthe floribunda
Yellow cobra lily
Chasmanthe floribunda 'Duckittii'
Christmas berry
Chironia baccifera
Narrow-leaved iceplant
Conicosia pugioniformis
Pig's ear
Cotyledon orbiculata
Kerky bush
Crassula ovata
Blue fingers
Curio crassulifolius
Umbrella sedge
Cyperus textilis
Cape marguerite
Dimorphotheca eckloni
Buck Bay vygie
Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
Nine-pin Heath
Erica mammosa
milk-ball, wild charlock
Euphorbia tuberosa
Wild aster
Felicia aethiopica
Clumping Gazania
Gazania rigens var. rigens
Treasure flower
Gazania rigens var. uniflora
March flower
Haemanthus coccineus
Flax
Heliophila africana
Sword grass
Imperata cylindrica
Sandkalossie
Lachenalia rubida
Bicoloured lampranthus
Lampranthus bicolor
Lion's Tail
Leonotis leonurus
Minaret Flower
Leonotis ocymifolia
Common Sunshine Conebush
Leucadendron salignum
Grey tree pincushion
Leucospermum conocarpodendron
White Bristle Bush
Metalasia muricata
Blue - eyed Moraea
Moraea aristata
Cape Tulip
Moraea collina
Sticky Sand Tulip
Moraea elsiae
Threadstalk Tulp
Moraea fugax subsp. filicaulis
Crisp Tulp
Moraea gawleri
Two-leaved Cape Tulip
Moraea miniata
Hairy Iris
Moraea papilionacea
Paper Glasstulp
Moraea setifolia
Blue Tulp
Moraea tripetala
Trailing Tulp
Moraea viscaria
Cape Myrtle
Myrsine africana
Cape Town pea
Otholobium bracteolatum
Rose-scented pelargonium
Pelargonium capitatum
Lemon-scented pelargonium
Pelargonium citronellum
Rose-scented pelargonium
Pelargonium graveolens
King Protea
Protea cynaroides
Sugarbush
Protea repens
Sea Tentfig
Ruschia macowanii
Brown Sage
Salvia africana-lutea
golden sage,beach sage, dune sage, sand sage
Salvia aurea L.
Rusty sage
Salvia lanceolata
Dune crow-berry
Searsia crenata
White Capestar
Spiloxene alba
Water Capestar
Spiloxene aquatica
Sand lily
Veltheimia capensis
Bugle lily
Watsonia meriana