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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Slime Soldier-in-a-Box Albuca flaccida	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Eastern Tree Aloe Aloidendron barberae	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Sunbirds Easy to grow Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green orange pink Jun Jul Aug Succulent Tree
Belladonna Lily Amaryllis belladonna	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink white Feb Mar Apr May Bulb
Narrowleaf Waterblommetjie Aponogeton angustifolius	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Good potplant Easy to grow In water Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Cape-Pondweed Aponogeton distachyos	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Easy to grow Fast-growing Edible Fragrant In water Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Capeweed Arctotheca calendula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Butterflies Good for coastal areas Easy to grow Pioneer species
Bristle Capegorse Aspalathus hispida	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees
Wild Asparagus Asparagus capensis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Edible Fragrant
Common Bobbejaantjie Babiana ambigua	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Beetle Lily Baeometra uniflora	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Blue Bushviolet Barleria obtusa	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple Feb Mar Apr May Perennial Shrub
Candelabra Lily Brunsvigia orientalis	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Sun Soil: sandy	red Feb Mar Apr May Bulb Perennial
Sea Fig Carpobrotus edulis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Ground cover
Cobra Lily Chasmanthe aethiopica	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Birds Sunbirds Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange Jun Jul Aug Bulb
Cotula coronopifolia Group Cotula coronopifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Easy to grow Useful Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Annual
Cotula turbinata Group Cotula turbinata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Annual
Common Marsh Buttons Cotula vulgaris	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Scilly Pigmyweed Crassula decumbens	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Orange Stonecrop Crassula glomerata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Good potplant Easy to grow
Floating Pigmyweed Crassula natans	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Good potplant Near water
Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Grass Ground cover Perennial
Mat Sedge Cyperus textilis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Good potplant Easy to grow Useful Near water Shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	Grass Perennial
Bract Disa Disa bracteata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Perennial Veldtgrass Ehrharta calycina	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Easy to grow Useful Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	red Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Grass Perennial
Bristle Felicia Felicia tenella	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees
Black Flag Ferraria crispa	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Ficinia dunensis	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Blue-sequins Geissorhiza aspera	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Monkey beetles Good potplant Easy to grow Semi-shade Soil: sandy	blue mauve/lilac Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Rush Satin Geissorhiza juncea	Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Carpet Crane'S-Bill Geranium incanum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
Gladiolus quadrangulus	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees
Common Spikethorn Gymnosporia buxifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green white Dec Shrub Tree
Helmet Sedge Hellmuthia membranacea	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Near water
Sickle Eveninglily Hesperantha falcata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Waternet Hydrodictyon africanum	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Cape Quillwort Isoetes capensis	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Slender Clubrush Isolepis cernua	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Strandveld Beachfig Jordaaniella dubia	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Flats Annual Rush Juncus cephalotes	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Matting Rush Juncus kraussii subsp. kraussii	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Fourtone Viooltjie Lachenalia aloides	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Sunbirds Soil: clay
Scented Viooltjie Lachenalia arbuthnotiae	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees
Wild Viooltjie Lachenalia orchioides	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant	blue cream green mauve/lilac pink purple white yellow Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Creeping Brightfig Lampranthus reptans	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow
Common Lionspaw Leonotis leonurus	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream orange white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Perennial Shrub
Cancer Bush Lessertia frutescens	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Capeflats Conebush Leucadendron levisanus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Good potplant Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Giant Sedge Mariscus thunbergii	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
White bristle bush Metalasia muricata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Pioneer species Soil: sandy
Swordleaf Combflower Micranthus alopecuroides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Needleleaf Combflower Micranthus junceus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Two-leaved Cape tulip Moraea miniata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange pink yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Blue Uintjie Moraea tripetala	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	blue mauve/lilac purple Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Dune Waxberry Morella cordifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	brown red yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Bietou Osteospermum moniliferum	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Butterflies Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Goat's-foot Oxalis caprina	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees
Bermuda buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees
Water Capestar Pauridia aquatica	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Fragrant Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Pelargonium anethifolium	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Rose-Scented Geranium Pelargonium capitatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Myrrhleaf Storksbill Pelargonium myrrhifolium myrrhifolium	Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Night-scented Pelargonium Pelargonium triste	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good potplant Fragrant Medicinal
Dwarf Plantain Plantago crassifolia	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Petite-Licorice Plecostachys serpyllifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown cream white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Ground cover Perennial Scrambler
Small Pondweed Potamogeton pusillus	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Pool Pegreed Restio sabulosus	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Rosy sandcrocus Romulea rosea	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Table Froetang Romulea tabularis	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Beach Tentfig Ruschia macowanii	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Soil: sandy
Brown Sage Salvia africana-lutea	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Fragrant Medicinal Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Cape Glasswort Sarcocornia capensis	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Scented Orchid Satyrium odorum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Black Bog-Rush Schoenus nigricans	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos
Blue Kunibush Searsia glauca	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Searsia laevigata var. villosa	Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees
Kill Ragwort Senecio burchellii	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Red-purple Ragwort Senecio elegans	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple white Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Coast Ragwort Senecio littoreus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Shoddy Ragwort Senecio pterophorus	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Butter Silklily Sparaxis bulbifera	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Near water
Tall Rootthug Thesium strictum	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Common Capespinach Trachyandra ciliata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Puncture Vine Tribulus terrestris	Elgin Shale Fynbos
Cape Bulrush Typha capensis	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Birds Easy to grow Medicinal In water Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown yellow Feb Grass
Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees
Common Butterflylily Wachendorfia paniculata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Easy to grow
Bulbil Bugle-lily Watsonia meriana	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Sunbirds Near water Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Water Softbell Wimmerella secunda	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Near water
Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Edible Fragrant Medicinal Near water

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