Strelitzia reginae

Strelitzia reginae Crane flower; Bird of Paradise (E) Kraanvoelblom(A) isigude (Z) FAMILY Strelitziaceae DESCRIPTION This is a slow growing perennial evergreen shrub which can be up to 1.5M tall and reach 2M in diameter. The Strelitzia reginae is a low maintenance...
Tetradenia riparia

Tetradenia riparia

Tetradenia riparia Musk Bush Misty Plume Bush Ginger Bush Gemmerbos (A) Watersalie (A) Iboza Ibozane (Z)     Description A large, robust, densely bushy and softly woody perennial shrub, rarely a tree, with slightly succulent stems and rounded, thick, velvety and...
Tarchonanthus camphoratus

Tarchonanthus camphoratus

Tarchonanthus camphoratus ⦁ Wild camphor bush; Camphorwood; Hottentot tobacco (E) ⦁ Wilde kanferbos; Vaalbos; Kanferhout (A) ⦁ Mofathla (T) ⦁ Igqeba emlimhlophe (Z) SA TREE ⦁ 733 FAMILY ⦁ Asteraceae DESCRIPTION ⦁ The Tarchonanthus camphoratus is a semi-deciduous tough...
Psychotria capensis

Psychotria capensis

Psychotria capensis Black Bird Berry Bird-berry Bastard Lemonwood Lemon bush Swartvoelbessie (A) Baster-Lemoenhout (A) Lemoenbos (A) Voëlbessie (A) tshidiri (V) izele (Z) umgono-gono (X) Description The genus Psychotria is one of the greatest...
Plectranthus ecklonii

Plectranthus ecklonii

Plectranthus ecklonii Large/Tall Spur-Flower Bush Mauve Plectranthus Blue Spur Flower Ecklon plectranthus Ecklon Spur Flower Ecklon spoorsalie (A) Groot spoorsalie (A) Persmuishondblaar (A) Description A soft, erect, freely branching herbaceous perennial, with...
Pavetta revoluta

Pavetta revoluta

Pavetta revoluta Dune Bride’s Bush Duinebruidsbos (A) umHlabambazo (Z) umCilikishe (X) Description A shrubby evergreen bush or small, stately tree that typically grows very close to the sea, and seldom far from it. It produces numerous lanky yet delicate, smooth and...