Search results

Filters

Showing species that match the following filter:

Social features: Medicinal

Edit search

50 species found

Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Bear's-foot Arctopus echinatus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Sep Oct Nov Bulb Perennial
African Capeblue Aristea africana	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Medicinal
Cape Smilax Asparagus asparagoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Scrambler Shrub
Sally-my-handsome Carpobrotus acinaciformis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Pioneer species
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
African flag Chasmanthe floribunda	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Christmas Berry Chironia baccifera	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: sandy	pink Dec Shrub
Pig's Ear Cotyledon orbiculata	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Perennial Succulent
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
Small Fortnight Lily Dietes iridioides	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Perennial
Poppy-flowered Sundew Drosera cistiflora	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Medicinal Near water Sun Soil: sandy	pink red white Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Small Sundew Drosera trinervia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Good potplant Medicinal Near water Sun Soil: sandy	white Dec Carnivorous Perennial
Cape Snow Bush Eriocephalus africanus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
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
Bramakranka Gethyllis afra	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Good potplant Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Feb Dec Bulb
Balloonplant Gomphocarpus fruticosus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Perennial Shrub
Balloonplant Gomphocarpus physocarpus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Butterflies Sunbirds Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Feb Mar Apr May Dec Perennial Shrub
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
Spotted Bloodlily Haemanthus coccineus	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Bees Sunbirds Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	orange red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Bulb
Honey Everlasting Helichrysum patulum	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white yellow Dec Ground cover Shrub
Cogon Grass Imperata cylindrica	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Climax species Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream green white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
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
Tree Pincushion Leucospermum conocarpodendron	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Sunbirds Medicinal Soil: sandy
African boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac purple white Shrub
Cape honey flower Melianthus major	Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Bees Birds Sunbirds Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown purple Sep Oct Nov Shrub
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
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
Oak Waxberry Morella quercifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Birds Medicinal
Prickly Purplegorse Muraltia heisteria	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	purple white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
African Boxwood Myrsine africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Birds Hedge Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream pink Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
African Wild Olive Olea europaea africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Good garden plant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Chincherinchee Ornithogalum thyrsoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	white Dec Bulb
Swamp Daisy Osmitopsis asteriscoides	Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Bees Monkey beetles Attractive Medicinal Useful 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	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
Camphor Storksbill Pelargonium betulinum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas Good potplant Wind-resistant Easy to grow Fast-growing Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: sandy	pink purple white Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Shrub
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
Wild Mallow Pelargonium cucullatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fast-growing Fragrant Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink white Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Night-scented Pelargonium Pelargonium triste	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good potplant Fragrant Medicinal
Common Sugarbush Protea repens	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream pink red white Shrub
African Blue Sage Salvia africana-caerulea	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal
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
Lanceleaf Sage Salvia lanceolata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink red Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Wild currant Searsia tomentosa	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Good potplant Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun 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	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
Common Snakebush Complex Seriphium plumosum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fast-growing Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown Jun Jul Aug Ground cover Shrub
Parramatta Grass Sporobolus africanus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
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
Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Edible Fragrant Medicinal Near water

No garden yet

Fynbos Corridor Collaboration

Search results

Filters

Start planning your restoration garden