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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Sandrose Mallow Anisodontea scabrosa	Atlantis Sand Fynbos Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Wind-resistant Fast-growing Hedge Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink purple Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Capeweed Arctotheca calendula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Butterflies Good for coastal areas Easy to grow Pioneer species
Redstem Asparagus Asparagus rubicundus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Edible Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub
Three-tooth Kanniedood Athanasia trifurcata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Butterflies 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	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Edible Fragrant Soil: clay Soil: sandy
Blue Bushviolet Barleria obtusa	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple Feb Mar Apr May Perennial Shrub
April-fool Parasol Crossyne guttata	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Butterflies Good potplant Attractive Sun Soil: sandy	pink purple Mar Apr May Bulb
Sock Squill Drimia filifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay	white Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Peninsula Heath complex Erica abietina	Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Butterflies Sunbirds Good potplant Easy to grow
Whorl Heath Erica verticillata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles Sunbirds Good potplant Easy to grow Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink Feb Mar Apr May Shrub
Pureblue Felicia Felicia heterophylla	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Soil: sandy
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
Thatching Grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Cogon Grass Imperata arundinacea	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Butterflies Easy to grow Soil: sandy
Wild Peach Kiggelaria africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Yellow Soldier Viooltjie Lachenalia reflexa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: sandy	yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Common Lionspaw Leonotis leonurus	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream orange white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Perennial Shrub
Cancer Bush Lessertia frutescens	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Capeflats Conebush Leucadendron levisanus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Good potplant Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Two-leaved Cape tulip Moraea miniata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange pink yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Mountain Nerine Nerine humilis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Semi-shade Shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink white Feb Mar Apr May Bulb
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
Strand Dottypea Otholobium bracteolatum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Fragrant Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
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
Water blossom pea Podalyria calyptrata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Birds Butterflies Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Sun Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Shrub
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
Crowberry Searsia crenata	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy	cream white Mar Apr May Shrub
Blue Kunibush Searsia glauca	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
Glossy Currantrhus Searsia lucida	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree

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