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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 Medicinal Attractive 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	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
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
Cobra Lily Chasmanthe aethiopica	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange Jun Jul Aug Bulb
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
Christmas Berry Chironia baccifera	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Sun Soil: sandy	pink Dec Shrub
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
Bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: disturbed Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Ground cover Perennial Grass
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
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	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
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
Bramakranka Gethyllis afra	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Good potplant Useful Medicinal Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Feb Dec Bulb
Balloonplant Gomphocarpus fruticosus	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Useful Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Shrub Perennial
Balloonplant Gomphocarpus physocarpus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Easy to grow Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Feb Mar Apr May Dec Shrub Perennial
Common Spikethorn Gymnosporia buxifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream green white Dec Shrub Tree
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
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
Cogon Grass Imperata cylindrica	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Supports butterflies Easy to grow Fast-growing Useful Medicinal Edible Near water Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Climax species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream green white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Grass
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
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
Tree Pincushion Leucospermum conocarpodendron	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports sunbirds Supports bees Medicinal Soil: sandy
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
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
Oak Waxberry Morella quercifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports birds Medicinal
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
African Boxwood Myrsine africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports birds Supports butterflies Hedge Useful Medicinal Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream pink Sep Oct Nov Shrub
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
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
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
Night-scented Pelargonium Pelargonium triste	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good potplant Medicinal Fragrant
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
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
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
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
Parramatta Grass Sporobolus africanus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Medicinal Near water Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: disturbed Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Grass
Cape Bulrush Typha capensis	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Supports birds Easy to grow Medicinal Near water In water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown yellow Feb Aquatic Grass
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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