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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
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
Cape-Pondweed
Aponogeton distachyos
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Supports bees
Easy to grow Fast-growing
Edible Fragrant
Near water In water
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: loam
  • white
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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
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
Cobra Lily
Chasmanthe aethiopica
  • Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports birds Supports sunbirds
Easy to grow
Medicinal Attractive
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • orange
Jun Jul Aug
Bulb
African flag
Chasmanthe floribunda
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports birds Supports sunbirds Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal Attractive
Sun Semi-shade
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • orange
  • yellow
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Bulb
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
Small Fortnight Lily
Dietes iridioides
  • Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Supports bees
Drought-resistant Wind-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Shade Sun Semi-shade
Soil: loam
  • white
Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec
Bulb
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
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
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
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
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
Blue Uintjie
Moraea tripetala
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Supports monkey beetles
Drought-resistant Good for coastal areas
Sun
Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • blue
  • mauve/lilac
  • purple
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
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
Water Capestar
Pauridia aquatica
  • Elgin Shale Fynbos
Supports bees
Fragrant
Near water
Sun
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • white
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Bulb
Small Mirrorface
Wachendorfia brachyandra
  • Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Supports bees
Easy to grow
Sun
Soil: loam Soil: sandy
  • brown
  • yellow
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Bulb
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
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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