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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
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
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
Narrowleaf Waterblommetjie Aponogeton angustifolius	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Good potplant Easy to grow Near water In water Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb Aquatic
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Frill Stonecrop Crassula ciliata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Good potplant
Fringe Stonecrop Crassula dejecta	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink red white Feb Dec Ground cover Shrub
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
Thunberg's Pigmyweed Crassula thunbergiana	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Good potplant
April-fool Parasol Crossyne guttata	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports butterflies Good potplant Attractive Sun Soil: sandy	pink purple Mar Apr May Bulb
Blue Ladieshand Cyanella hyacinthoides	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Useful Edible Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	blue mauve/lilac pink yellow Sep Oct Nov Bulb
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	Perennial Grass
Sock Squill Drimia filifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay	white Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Small Sundew Drosera trinervia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Good potplant Medicinal Near water Sun Soil: sandy	white Dec Carnivorous Perennial
Common Spoonfig Erepsia anceps	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Good potplant
Peninsula Heath complex Erica abietina	Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Supports sunbirds Supports butterflies Good potplant Easy to grow
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
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
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
Bramakranka Gethyllis afra	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Good potplant Useful Medicinal Fragrant Sun Semi-shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Feb Dec Bulb
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
Pied Kalossie Ixia monadelpha	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Good potplant Fast-growing Near water
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
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
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
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
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
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
Blue-eyed moraea Moraea aristata	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports monkey beetles Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: sandy	blue white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Red Mallow Pelargonium fulgidum	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Supports sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Edible Sun Soil: sandy	Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Succulent Shrub Scrambler
Branching Storksbill Pelargonium multicaule	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Good potplant Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple Shrub
Night-scented Pelargonium Pelargonium triste	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good potplant Medicinal Fragrant
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
Redstem Tentfig Ruschia rubricaulis	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports bees Good potplant
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
Orange Satyre Satyrium coriifolium	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Good potplant Attractive Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	orange yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Orchid
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
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
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
Botterboom Tylecodon paniculatus	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Supports birds Supports sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	red Dec Succulent Shrub
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
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

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