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26 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 Medicinal Attractive Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Sep Oct Nov Bulb Perennial
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
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
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
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
Perennial Veldtgrass Ehrharta calycina	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Easy to grow Useful Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	red Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Perennial Grass
Cape Love Grass Eragrostis capensis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds Easy to grow Useful Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Grass
African love grass Eragrostis curvula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Supports grazers/browsers Rocky habitat Pioneer species	green yellow Perennial Grass
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
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
Thatching Grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Useful Near water Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	green white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Grass
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
Sea Rush Juncus kraussii	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Useful Near water In water Sun Soil: sandy	brown Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Aquatic Perennial
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
Sea Rose Orphium frutescens	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Near water Sun Semi-shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac pink purple white Feb Dec Perennial
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
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
Petite-Licorice Plecostachys serpyllifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Attractive Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy	brown cream white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Ground cover Perennial Scrambler
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
Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Supports grazers/browsers Supports birds Easy to grow Useful Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Sun Semi-shade Climax species Soil: clay Soil: sandy	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Grass
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
Red Root Wachendorfia thyrsiflora	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Supports bees Useful Attractive Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Perennial

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