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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Eastern Tree Aloe Aloidendron barberae	Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Sunbirds Easy to grow Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green orange pink Jun Jul Aug Succulent Tree
Narrowleaf Waterblommetjie Aponogeton angustifolius	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Good potplant Easy to grow In water Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Cape-Pondweed Aponogeton distachyos	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Easy to grow Fast-growing Edible Fragrant In water Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
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
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
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
Redleg Kolkol Berzelia abrotanoides	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	cream white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Silvery Bryum Bryum argenteum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Near water Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: sandy	Moss
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
Cotula turbinata Group Cotula turbinata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Annual
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
Fringe Stonecrop Crassula dejecta	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink red white Feb Dec Ground cover Shrub
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
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
Cape Love Grass Eragrostis capensis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	brown green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass 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
Tuber Milkball Euphorbia tuberosa	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb Succulent
Blue-sequins Geissorhiza aspera	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Monkey beetles 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 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
Fat Dollsrose Hermannia hyssopifolia	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam	cream yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
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 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
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
Red Viooltjie Lachenalia bulbifera	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld	Bees Birds Sunbirds Good potplant Easy to grow Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	orange red Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
Cape Silver Tree Leucadendron argenteum	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Fragrant Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink yellow Sep Oct Nov Tree
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
Blue-eyed moraea Moraea aristata	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Monkey beetles Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy	blue white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Bulb
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
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
Sea Rose Orphium frutescens	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple white Feb Dec Perennial
Tropical woodsorrel Oxalis hirta	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Good potplant Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple white yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Bulb
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
Common Reed Phragmites australis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Easy to grow Hedge Useful Near water Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown purple Grass
Sweet Pea Shrub Polygala myrtifolia	Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Bees Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	pink purple Sep Oct Nov Shrub
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
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
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
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
Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Climax species Soil: clay Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Two Tails—Three Fingers Tridactyle bicaudata	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Fragrant Semi-shade Shade Sun	brown yellow Feb Dec Epiphyte Orchid

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