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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 Attractive Medicinal Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy	white Sep Oct Nov Bulb Perennial
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
Candelabra Lily Brunsvigia orientalis	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Sun Soil: sandy	red Feb Mar Apr May Bulb Perennial
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
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
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	Grass 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
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 Grass Perennial
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
African Love Grass Eragrostis curvula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Fine Felicia Felicia filifolia	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Carpet Crane'S-Bill Geranium incanum	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Bees Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	mauve/lilac Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
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
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
Sea Rush Juncus kraussii	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Useful In water Near water Sun Soil: sandy	brown Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
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
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
Swamp Daisy Osmitopsis asteriscoides	Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos	Bees Monkey beetles Attractive Medicinal Useful 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	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	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
Petite-Licorice Plecostachys serpyllifolia	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Elgin Shale Fynbos	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Useful 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 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
Fire Paraseed Ursinia paleacea	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Perennial Shrub
Red Root Wachendorfia thyrsiflora	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos	Bees Attractive Useful Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Perennial

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