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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Eastern Tree Aloe Aloidendron barberae	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Easy to grow Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green orange pink Jun Jul Aug Succulent Tree
Sandrose Mallow Anisodontea scabrosa	Atlantis Sand Fynbos Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Wind-resistant Good potplant Fast-growing Hedge Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink purple Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Cape-Pondweed Aponogeton distachyos	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Easy to grow Fast-growing Edible Fragrant Near water In water Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Aquatic
Capeweed Arctotheca calendula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports butterflies Supports bees Good for coastal areas Easy to grow Pioneer species
Longtip Capegorse Aspalathus acuminata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Spearleaf Capegorse Aspalathus angustifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Heart Capegorse Aspalathus cordata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Heathleaf Capegorse Aspalathus ericifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Aspalathus filicaulis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Bristle Capegorse Aspalathus hispida	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees
Retro Capegorse Aspalathus retroflexa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Silky Capegorse Aspalathus sericea	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Spiny Capegorse Aspalathus spinosa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Threes Capegorse Aspalathus ternata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Trident Capegorse Aspalathus tridentata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Cape Smilax Asparagus asparagoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Fragrant Shade Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Shrub Scrambler
Wild Asparagus Asparagus capensis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Edible Fragrant
Weeping Asparagus Asparagus declinatus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Redstem Asparagus Asparagus rubicundus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Edible Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Asparagus undulatus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Divided Kanniedood Athanasia crithmifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Dec Shrub
Three-tooth Kanniedood Athanasia trifurcata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Fragrant Bobbejaantjie Babiana fragrans	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Edible Fragrant Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Scarlet Bobbejaantjie Babiana villosa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant
Blue Bushviolet Barleria obtusa	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac purple Feb Mar Apr May Shrub
Weed African Thistle Berkheya rigida	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Redleg Kolkol Berzelia abrotanoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Near water Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Candelabra Lily Brunsvigia orientalis	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Sun Soil: sandy	red Feb Mar Apr May Bulb Perennial
Common Kopieva Bulbine alooides	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Good potplant
Leafless Kopieva Bulbine favosa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant Fragrant
Threenerve Catstail Bulbinella triquetra	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Soil: sandy
Late Goldfig Carpanthea pomeridiana	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Fast-growing Edible Attractive Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Succulent Annual
Sally-my-handsome Carpobrotus acinaciformis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Edible Pioneer species
Sea Fig Carpobrotus edulis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Edible Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Ground cover
African flag Chasmanthe floribunda	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Grey Bietou Chrysanthemoides incana	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Shrub Goldilocks Chrysocoma coma-aurea	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Sun Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Climbers Friend Cliffortia ruscifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Cotula turbinata Group Cotula turbinata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Easy to grow Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Annual
Pig'S Ear Cotyledon orbiculata	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Succulent Perennial
Small Fortnight Lily Dietes iridioides	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Drought-resistant Wind-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Shade Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam	white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Rain Daisy Dimorphotheca pluvialis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Common Scaly Sewejaartjie Edmondia sesamoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Drought-resistant Sun Soil: sandy	cream pink white yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Salt-and-Pepper Heath Erica imbricata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant Sun Soil: sandy	black white Shrub
Macdonald Heath Erica turgida	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Soil: sandy	pink Dec Shrub
Whorl Heath Erica verticillata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink Feb Mar Apr May Shrub
Cape Snow Bush Eriocephalus africanus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Edible Attractive Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Eriocephalus africanus var. africanus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Dune Gwarrie Euclea racemosa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Tuber Milkball Euphorbia tuberosa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Succulent Bulb
Fine Felicia Felicia filifolia	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Pureblue Felicia Felicia heterophylla	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports butterflies Supports bees Soil: sandy
Bristle Felicia Felicia tenella	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees
Felicia tenella subsp. longifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Cockscomb Gazania Gazania pectinata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees
Blue-sequins Geissorhiza aspera	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Semi-shade Soil: sandy	blue mauve/lilac Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Carpet Crane'S-Bill Geranium incanum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
Gladiolus quadrangulus	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees
Spotted Bloodlily Haemanthus coccineus	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Supports sunbirds Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: sandy	orange red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Bulb
Fume Everlasting Helichrysum cymosum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Helichrysum cymosum subsp. cymosum	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Honey Everlasting Helichrysum patulum	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Attractive Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white yellow Dec Ground cover Shrub
African Sunspurge Heliophila africana	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Soil: sandy
Fairy-of-the-veld Heliophila coronopifolia	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Easy to grow Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	blue yellow Sep Oct Nov Annual
Wedge Dollsrose Hermannia cuneifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Hermannia diffusa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Fat Dollsrose Hermannia hyssopifolia	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam	cream yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Geneesbossie Hermannia multiflora	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Yellow Kalossie Ixia dubia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Wild Peach Kiggelaria africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Shade Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Fourtone Viooltjie Lachenalia aloides	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports sunbirds Supports bees Soil: clay
Scented Viooltjie Lachenalia arbuthnotiae	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees
Red Viooltjie Lachenalia bulbifera	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange red Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Vlei Viooltjie Lachenalia contaminata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Fire Viooltjie Lachenalia fistulosa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Sun Pioneer species	blue mauve/lilac red white yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Tinged Viooltjie Lachenalia mediana	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Wild Viooltjie Lachenalia orchioides	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant	blue cream green mauve/lilac pink purple white yellow Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Yellow Soldier Viooltjie Lachenalia reflexa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: sandy	yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Banded Viooltjie Lachenalia unifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Spotty Viooltjie Lachenalia variegata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Orange Brightfig Lampranthus aurantiacus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Good potplant
Twocolour Brightfig Lampranthus bicolor	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant Soil: sandy	orange red Succulent
Spur Brighfig Lampranthus calcaratus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant
Clusterleaf Brightfig Lampranthus emarginatus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Good potplant
Threadleaf Brightfig Lampranthus filicaulis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant
Hairless Brightfig Lampranthus glaucus	Atlantis Sand Fynbos Boland Granite Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Alluvium Fynbos Swartland Granite Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow
Creeping Brightfig Lampranthus reptans	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow
Lampranthus stenus	Atlantis Sand Fynbos Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Hangklip Sand Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Good potplant
Mat-lampranthus Lampranthus tegens	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam	orange pink Dec Succulent Ground cover
Common Lionspaw Leonotis leonurus	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees Easy to grow Hedge Medicinal Edible Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream orange white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Shrub Perennial
Cancer Bush Lessertia frutescens	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Cape Silver Tree Leucadendron argenteum	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports bees Drought-resistant Useful Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
Capeflats Conebush Leucadendron levisanus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports butterflies Supports bees Good potplant Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Common Sunshine Conebush Leucadendron salignum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Hedge Attractive Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream orange pink red yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Tree Pincushion Leucospermum conocarpodendron	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports sunbirds Supports bees Medicinal Soil: sandy
Kraal Honey-Thorn Lycium afrum	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Drought-resistant Hedge Attractive Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac purple white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Shrub
African boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac purple white Shrub
Cape honey flower Melianthus major	Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Fragrant Near water Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown purple Sep Oct Nov Shrub
White bristle bush Metalasia muricata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Edible Fragrant Pioneer species Soil: sandy
Yellow Oneye Monopsis lutea	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Cape Tulip Moraea collina	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Two-leaved Cape tulip Moraea miniata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports monkey beetles Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange pink yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Poison Bulb Moraea miniata Andrews	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Dune Waxberry Morella cordifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports birds Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Edible Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	brown red yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Curlyhair Purplegorse Muraltia demissa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Heathleaf Purplegorse Muraltia ericoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Thread Purplegorse Muraltia filiformis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Prickly Purplegorse Muraltia heisteria	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Drought-resistant Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	purple white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Bigflower Purplegorse Muraltia macropetala	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Mountain Nerine Nerine humilis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Useful Attractive Shade Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink white Feb Mar Apr May Bulb
African Olive Olea europaea africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant Near water Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Chincherinchee Ornithogalum thyrsoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	white Dec Bulb
Sea Rose Orphium frutescens	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Near water Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple white Feb Dec Perennial
Swamp Daisy Osmitopsis asteriscoides	Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Useful Medicinal Attractive Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Bietou Osteospermum moniliferum	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports monkey beetles Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
One-Eye Monster Osteospermum monstrosum	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Easy to grow Attractive Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Strand Dottypea Otholobium bracteolatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Hairy Dottypea Otholobium hirtum	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Carpet Dottypea Otholobium virgatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Goat's-foot Oxalis caprina	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Squashed Sorrel Oxalis compressa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Bulbil and Bulb Sorrels Oxalis eckloniana	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Yelloweye Woodsorrel Oxalis glabra	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Tropical woodsorrel Oxalis hirta	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Good potplant Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple white yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Bulb
Blue Sorrel Oxalis livida	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Golden Sorrel Oxalis luteola	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Mini Sorrel Oxalis minuta	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Oneleaf Sorrel Oxalis monophylla	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Bulbil and Bulb Sorrels Oxalis nidulans	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Yelloweye Woodsorrel Oxalis obtusa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Bermuda buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Creeping Woodsorrel Oxalis purpurea	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow	mauve/lilac pink purple white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Perennial
Early Sorrel Oxalis pusilla	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Palmtree Sorrel Oxalis tomentosa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Multi-rectiverse Sorrels Oxalis versicolor	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Common Gonna Passerina corymbosa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Easy to grow Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream red Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Water Capestar Pauridia aquatica	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Fragrant Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Camphor Storksbill Pelargonium betulinum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Wind-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fast-growing Medicinal Attractive Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: sandy	pink purple white Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Perennial
Rose-Scented Geranium Pelargonium capitatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Fragrant Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Wild Mallow Pelargonium cucullatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fast-growing Medicinal Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink white Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Peninsula Hooded Storksbill Pelargonium cucullatum tabulare	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Water blossom pea Podalyria calyptrata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Satin bush Podalyria sericea	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Easy to grow Attractive Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Sweet Pea Shrub Polygala myrtifolia	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink purple Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Burchell's sugarbush Protea burchellii	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Drought-resistant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	black green pink Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Common Sugarbush Protea repens	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream pink red white Shrub
Dally pine Psoralea pinnata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Easy to grow Fragrant Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	purple Mar Apr May Dec Tree
Giant Bell Roella ciliata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Sun Soil: sandy	blue white Feb Dec Shrub
Fineleaf Bell Roella prostrata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Gem Tentfig Ruschia geminiflora	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Beach Tentfig Ruschia macowanii	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Soil: sandy
Redstem Tentfig Ruschia rubricaulis	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Good potplant
African Blue Sage Salvia africana-caerulea	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Edible Fragrant
Brown Sage Salvia africana-lutea	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Medicinal Fragrant Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Lanceleaf Sage Salvia lanceolata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink red Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Pink Satyre Satyrium carneum	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Supports sunbirds Supports bees Good potplant Sun Soil: sandy	pink white Sep Oct Nov Dec Orchid
Willow Karee Searsia angustifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Crowberry Searsia crenata	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: sandy	cream white Mar Apr May Shrub
Blue Kunibush Searsia glauca	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Dune Currantrhus Searsia laevigata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Searsia laevigata var. villosa	Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Glossy Currantrhus Searsia lucida	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Edible Attractive Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Wild currant Searsia tomentosa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Good potplant Hedge Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Red-purple Ragwort Senecio elegans	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports birds Supports bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Edible Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple white Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Tobacco Ragwort Senecio halimifolius	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Coast Ragwort Senecio littoreus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Hard Ragwort Senecio rigidus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Common Snakebush Complex Seriphium plumosum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fast-growing Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown Jun Jul Aug Ground cover Shrub
Cluster Spiderhead Serruria glomerata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: sandy	cream white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Water Capestar Spiloxene aquatica	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports monkey beetles Supports bees Fragrant Near water Soil: sandy
Common Snakebush Stoebe capitata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Cone Snakebush Stoebe fusca	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees
Dozen Capespray Struthiola dodecandra	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Attractive Fragrant Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink white Shrub
Star of the Veldt Ursinia anthemoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees
Fire Paraseed Ursinia paleacea	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Shrub Perennial
Small Mirrorface Wachendorfia brachyandra	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Easy to grow Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Common Butterflylily Wachendorfia paniculata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports bees Easy to grow
Red Root Wachendorfia thyrsiflora	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Useful Attractive Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Perennial
Bugle-lily Watsonia borbonica	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports sunbirds Supports bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	pink white Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports bees Medicinal Edible Fragrant Near water

Eastern Tree Aloe
Aloidendron barberae

Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Easy to grow

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

green
orange
pink

Jun Jul Aug

Succulent Tree

Sandrose Mallow
Anisodontea scabrosa

Atlantis Sand Fynbos
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos

Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant Wind-resistant Good potplant

Fast-growing Hedge

Fragrant

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

pink
purple

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Cape-Pondweed
Aponogeton distachyos

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Easy to grow Fast-growing

Edible Fragrant

Near water In water

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam

white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb Aquatic

Capeweed
Arctotheca calendula

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports butterflies Supports bees

Good for coastal areas

Easy to grow

Pioneer species

Longtip Capegorse
Aspalathus acuminata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Spearleaf Capegorse
Aspalathus angustifolia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Heart Capegorse
Aspalathus cordata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Heathleaf Capegorse
Aspalathus ericifolia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Aspalathus filicaulis

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Bristle Capegorse
Aspalathus hispida

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Retro Capegorse
Aspalathus retroflexa

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Silky Capegorse
Aspalathus sericea

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Spiny Capegorse
Aspalathus spinosa

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Threes Capegorse
Aspalathus ternata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Trident Capegorse
Aspalathus tridentata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Cape Smilax
Asparagus asparagoides

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Useful Medicinal Fragrant

Shade Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Shrub Scrambler

Wild Asparagus
Asparagus capensis

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Edible Fragrant

Weeping Asparagus
Asparagus declinatus

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Redstem Asparagus
Asparagus rubicundus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Edible Fragrant

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

white

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Shrub

Asparagus undulatus

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Divided Kanniedood
Athanasia crithmifolia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

yellow

Dec

Shrub

Three-tooth Kanniedood
Athanasia trifurcata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Fragrant

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Fragrant Bobbejaantjie
Babiana fragrans

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Edible Fragrant

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Scarlet Bobbejaantjie
Babiana villosa

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Blue Bushviolet
Barleria obtusa

Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
purple

Feb Mar Apr May

Shrub

Weed African Thistle
Berkheya rigida

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Redleg Kolkol
Berzelia abrotanoides

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Near water

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

Candelabra Lily
Brunsvigia orientalis

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Sun

Soil: sandy

red

Feb Mar Apr May

Bulb Perennial

Common Kopieva
Bulbine alooides

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Good potplant

Leafless Kopieva
Bulbine favosa

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Fragrant

Threenerve Catstail
Bulbinella triquetra

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Soil: sandy

Late Goldfig
Carpanthea pomeridiana

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow Fast-growing

Edible Attractive

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

yellow

Sep Oct Nov

Succulent Annual

Sally-my-handsome
Carpobrotus acinaciformis

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Edible

Pioneer species

Sea Fig
Carpobrotus edulis

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Useful Medicinal Edible

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: sandy

yellow

Sep Oct Nov

Ground cover

African flag
Chasmanthe floribunda

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

orange
yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Bulb

Grey Bietou
Chrysanthemoides incana

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Shrub Goldilocks
Chrysocoma coma-aurea

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Sun

Soil: sandy

yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Climbers Friend
Cliffortia ruscifolia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Cotula turbinata Group
Cotula turbinata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Easy to grow

Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

white
yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Annual

Pig'S Ear
Cotyledon orbiculata

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

orange
red
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Succulent Perennial

Small Fortnight Lily
Dietes iridioides

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Drought-resistant Wind-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal

Shade Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam

white

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Rain Daisy
Dimorphotheca pluvialis

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Common Scaly Sewejaartjie
Edmondia sesamoides

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Sun

Soil: sandy

cream
pink
white
yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Salt-and-Pepper Heath
Erica imbricata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Sun

Soil: sandy

black
white

Shrub

Macdonald Heath
Erica turgida

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Sun

Soil: sandy

pink

Dec

Shrub

Whorl Heath
Erica verticillata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Near water

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
pink

Feb Mar Apr May

Shrub

Cape Snow Bush
Eriocephalus africanus

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Edible Attractive Fragrant

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

white

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Shrub

Eriocephalus africanus var. africanus

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Dune Gwarrie
Euclea racemosa

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Tuber Milkball
Euphorbia tuberosa

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

green
yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Succulent Bulb

Fine Felicia
Felicia filifolia

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Swartland Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Pureblue Felicia
Felicia heterophylla

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports butterflies Supports bees

Soil: sandy

Bristle Felicia
Felicia tenella

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Felicia tenella subsp. longifolia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Cockscomb Gazania
Gazania pectinata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Blue-sequins
Geissorhiza aspera

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Semi-shade

Soil: sandy

blue
mauve/lilac

Sep Oct Nov

Bulb

Carpet Crane'S-Bill
Geranium incanum

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Easy to grow

Medicinal Attractive

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ground cover Perennial

Gladiolus quadrangulus

Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Spotted Bloodlily
Haemanthus coccineus

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld

Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Useful Medicinal

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

orange
red
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May

Bulb

Fume Everlasting
Helichrysum cymosum

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Helichrysum cymosum subsp. cymosum

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Honey Everlasting
Helichrysum patulum

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Useful Medicinal Attractive Fragrant

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
white
yellow

Dec

Ground cover Shrub

African Sunspurge
Heliophila africana

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Soil: sandy

Fairy-of-the-veld
Heliophila coronopifolia

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Easy to grow

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

blue
yellow

Sep Oct Nov

Annual

Wedge Dollsrose
Hermannia cuneifolia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Hermannia diffusa

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Fat Dollsrose
Hermannia hyssopifolia

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: clay Soil: loam

cream
yellow

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Geneesbossie
Hermannia multiflora

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Yellow Kalossie
Ixia dubia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Wild Peach
Kiggelaria africana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Useful Medicinal Attractive

Near water Rocky habitat

Shade Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
green
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Fourtone Viooltjie
Lachenalia aloides

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Soil: clay

Scented Viooltjie
Lachenalia arbuthnotiae

Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Red Viooltjie
Lachenalia bulbifera

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

orange
red

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Bulb

Vlei Viooltjie
Lachenalia contaminata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Fire Viooltjie
Lachenalia fistulosa

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Fragrant

Sun

Pioneer species

blue
mauve/lilac
red
white
yellow

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Tinged Viooltjie
Lachenalia mediana

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Wild Viooltjie
Lachenalia orchioides

Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant

blue
cream
green
mauve/lilac
pink
purple
white
yellow

Sep Oct Nov

Bulb

Yellow Soldier Viooltjie
Lachenalia reflexa

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Sun

Soil: sandy

yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Bulb

Banded Viooltjie
Lachenalia unifolia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Spotty Viooltjie
Lachenalia variegata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Orange Brightfig
Lampranthus aurantiacus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Good potplant

Twocolour Brightfig
Lampranthus bicolor

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Soil: sandy

orange
red

Succulent

Spur Brighfig
Lampranthus calcaratus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Clusterleaf Brightfig
Lampranthus emarginatus

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Good potplant

Threadleaf Brightfig
Lampranthus filicaulis

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Hairless Brightfig
Lampranthus glaucus

Atlantis Sand Fynbos
Boland Granite Fynbos
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Hangklip Sand Fynbos
Lourensford Alluvium Fynbos
Swartland Alluvium Fynbos
Swartland Granite Renosterveld
Swartland Shale Renosterveld

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Creeping Brightfig
Lampranthus reptans

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Lampranthus stenus

Atlantis Sand Fynbos
Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Hangklip Sand Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Good potplant

Mat-lampranthus
Lampranthus tegens

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

orange
pink

Dec

Succulent Ground cover

Common Lionspaw
Leonotis leonurus

Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Easy to grow Hedge

Medicinal Edible Attractive

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
orange
white
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May

Shrub Perennial

Cancer Bush
Lessertia frutescens

Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Attractive

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

orange
red

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Cape Silver Tree
Leucadendron argenteum

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Useful Fragrant

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

pink
yellow

Sep Oct Nov

Tree

Capeflats Conebush
Leucadendron levisanus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports butterflies Supports bees

Good potplant

Near water

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

yellow

Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

Common Sunshine Conebush
Leucadendron salignum

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Hedge

Attractive

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
orange
pink
red
yellow

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Tree Pincushion
Leucospermum conocarpodendron

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Medicinal

Soil: sandy

Kraal Honey-Thorn
Lycium afrum

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Hedge

Attractive

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
purple
white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

African boxthorn
Lycium ferocissimum

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
purple
white

Shrub

Cape honey flower
Melianthus major

Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Easy to grow

Medicinal Attractive Fragrant

Near water

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

brown
purple

Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

White bristle bush
Metalasia muricata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Edible Fragrant

Pioneer species

Soil: sandy

Yellow Oneye
Monopsis lutea

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Cape Tulip
Moraea collina

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Two-leaved Cape tulip
Moraea miniata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports monkey beetles Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

orange
pink
yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Bulb

Poison Bulb
Moraea miniata Andrews

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Dune Waxberry
Morella cordifolia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports birds Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Useful Medicinal Edible

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: sandy

brown
red
yellow

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Shrub

Curlyhair Purplegorse
Muraltia demissa

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Heathleaf Purplegorse
Muraltia ericoides

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Thread Purplegorse
Muraltia filiformis

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Prickly Purplegorse
Muraltia heisteria

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Medicinal Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

purple
white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Bigflower Purplegorse
Muraltia macropetala

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Mountain Nerine
Nerine humilis

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Useful Attractive

Shade Semi-shade

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

pink
white

Feb Mar Apr May

Bulb

African Olive
Olea europaea africana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports mammals Supports butterflies Supports bees

Easy to grow

Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant

Near water Rocky habitat

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
white

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Tree

Chincherinchee
Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Attractive

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: sandy

white

Dec

Bulb

Sea Rose
Orphium frutescens

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Near water

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
pink
purple
white

Feb Dec

Perennial

Swamp Daisy
Osmitopsis asteriscoides

Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Useful Medicinal Attractive

Near water

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

white
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial

Bietou
Osteospermum moniliferum

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports monkey beetles Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas

Easy to grow Hedge

Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

yellow

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Shrub

One-Eye Monster
Osteospermum monstrosum

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Easy to grow

Attractive

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

brown
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Annual

Strand Dottypea
Otholobium bracteolatum

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Fragrant

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
white

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Hairy Dottypea
Otholobium hirtum

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Carpet Dottypea
Otholobium virgatum

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Goat's-foot
Oxalis caprina

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Squashed Sorrel
Oxalis compressa

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Bulbil and Bulb Sorrels
Oxalis eckloniana

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Yelloweye Woodsorrel
Oxalis glabra

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Tropical woodsorrel
Oxalis hirta

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Good potplant

Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
pink
purple
white
yellow

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Bulb

Blue Sorrel
Oxalis livida

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Golden Sorrel
Oxalis luteola

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Mini Sorrel
Oxalis minuta

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Oneleaf Sorrel
Oxalis monophylla

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Bulbil and Bulb Sorrels
Oxalis nidulans

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Yelloweye Woodsorrel
Oxalis obtusa

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalis purpurea

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

mauve/lilac
pink
purple
white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb Perennial

Early Sorrel
Oxalis pusilla

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Palmtree Sorrel
Oxalis tomentosa

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Multi-rectiverse Sorrels
Oxalis versicolor

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Common Gonna
Passerina corymbosa

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Easy to grow

Useful

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
red

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Water Capestar
Pauridia aquatica

Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Fragrant

Near water

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

white

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Bulb

Camphor Storksbill
Pelargonium betulinum

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Wind-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow Fast-growing

Medicinal Attractive Fragrant

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

Soil: sandy

pink
purple
white

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub Perennial

Rose-Scented Geranium
Pelargonium capitatum

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Fragrant

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Wild Mallow
Pelargonium cucullatum

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow Fast-growing

Medicinal Fragrant

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
pink
white

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Peninsula Hooded Storksbill
Pelargonium cucullatum tabulare

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Water blossom pea
Podalyria calyptrata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant

Sun

Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
pink

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

Satin bush
Podalyria sericea

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Easy to grow

Attractive

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

pink

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Sweet Pea Shrub
Polygala myrtifolia

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

pink
purple

Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

Burchell's sugarbush
Protea burchellii

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

black
green
pink

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

Common Sugarbush
Protea repens

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Useful Medicinal

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
pink
red
white

Shrub

Dally pine
Psoralea pinnata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Easy to grow

Fragrant

Near water

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

purple

Mar Apr May Dec

Tree

Giant Bell
Roella ciliata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Sun

Soil: sandy

blue
white

Feb Dec

Shrub

Fineleaf Bell
Roella prostrata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Gem Tentfig
Ruschia geminiflora

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Beach Tentfig
Ruschia macowanii

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Soil: sandy

Redstem Tentfig
Ruschia rubricaulis

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Good potplant

African Blue Sage
Salvia africana-caerulea

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Edible Fragrant

Brown Sage
Salvia africana-lutea

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Medicinal Fragrant

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Lanceleaf Sage
Salvia lanceolata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Fragrant

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

pink
red

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub

Pink Satyre
Satyrium carneum

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld

Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Good potplant

Sun

Soil: sandy

pink
white

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Orchid

Willow Karee
Searsia angustifolia

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Crowberry
Searsia crenata

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: sandy

cream
white

Mar Apr May

Shrub

Blue Kunibush
Searsia glauca

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Edible Attractive

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

green
white

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub Tree

Dune Currantrhus
Searsia laevigata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Searsia laevigata var. villosa

Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Glossy Currantrhus
Searsia lucida

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports butterflies Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Useful Edible Attractive

Sun Semi-shade

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
white

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub Tree

Wild currant
Searsia tomentosa

Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Good potplant

Hedge

Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Fragrant

Sun Semi-shade

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

cream
yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Shrub Tree

Red-purple Ragwort
Senecio elegans

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports birds Supports bees

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Edible Attractive

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

mauve/lilac
pink
purple
white

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Annual

Tobacco Ragwort
Senecio halimifolius

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Coast Ragwort
Senecio littoreus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Sun

Soil: sandy

yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Annual

Hard Ragwort
Senecio rigidus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Common Snakebush Complex
Seriphium plumosum

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow Fast-growing

Useful Medicinal Edible Fragrant

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

brown

Jun Jul Aug

Ground cover Shrub

Cluster Spiderhead
Serruria glomerata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant

Sun

Soil: sandy

cream
white

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Shrub

Water Capestar
Spiloxene aquatica

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports monkey beetles Supports bees

Fragrant

Near water

Soil: sandy

Common Snakebush
Stoebe capitata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Cone Snakebush
Stoebe fusca

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Dozen Capespray
Struthiola dodecandra

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Attractive Fragrant

Near water

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

pink
white

Shrub

Star of the Veldt
Ursinia anthemoides

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Ursinia anthemoides subsp. anthemoides

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports bees

Fire Paraseed
Ursinia paleacea

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Shrub Perennial

Small Mirrorface
Wachendorfia brachyandra

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Easy to grow

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

brown
yellow

Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Common Butterflylily
Wachendorfia paniculata

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos

Supports bees

Easy to grow

Red Root
Wachendorfia thyrsiflora

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports bees

Useful Attractive

Near water

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb Perennial

Bugle-lily
Watsonia borbonica

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos

Supports sunbirds Supports bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

pink
white

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Calla Lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld

Supports birds Supports bees

Medicinal Edible Fragrant

Near water

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