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| Name | Vegetation type(s) | Features | Flowers & type |
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Belladonna Lily
Amaryllis belladonna |
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Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Bulb
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Narrowleaf Waterblommetjie
Aponogeton angustifolius |
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Good potplant
Easy to grow
Near water
In water
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
Aquatic
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Cape-Pondweed
Aponogeton distachyos |
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Supports bees
Easy to grow
Fast-growing
Edible
Fragrant
Near water
In water
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
Aquatic
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Bear's-foot
Arctopus echinatus |
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Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Attractive
Near water
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
Perennial
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Candelabra Lily
Brunsvigia orientalis |
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Supports birds
Supports sunbirds
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Sun
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Bulb
Perennial
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Cobra Lily
Chasmanthe aethiopica |
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Supports birds
Supports sunbirds
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Bulb
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African flag
Chasmanthe floribunda |
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Supports birds
Supports sunbirds
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
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April-fool Parasol
Crossyne guttata |
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Supports butterflies
Good potplant
Attractive
Sun
Soil: sandy
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Mar
Apr
May
Bulb
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Blue Ladieshand
Cyanella hyacinthoides |
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Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Useful
Edible
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
|
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Small Fortnight Lily
Dietes iridioides |
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Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Wind-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Shade
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
|
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Sock Squill
Drimia filifolia |
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Supports butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
|
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Tuber Milkball
Euphorbia tuberosa |
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Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Succulent
Bulb
|
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Blue-sequins
Geissorhiza aspera |
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Supports monkey beetles
Supports bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Semi-shade
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
|
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Bramakranka
Gethyllis afra |
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Good potplant
Useful
Medicinal
Fragrant
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Dec
Bulb
|
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Spotted Bloodlily
Haemanthus coccineus |
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Supports sunbirds
Supports bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Useful
Medicinal
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Bulb
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Red Viooltjie
Lachenalia bulbifera |
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Supports birds
Supports sunbirds
Supports bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
|
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Fire Viooltjie
Lachenalia fistulosa |
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Supports bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Fragrant
Sun
Pioneer species
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Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
|
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Wild Viooltjie
Lachenalia orchioides |
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Supports bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Fragrant
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
|
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Yellow Soldier Viooltjie
Lachenalia reflexa |
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Supports sunbirds
Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Sun
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
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Blue-eyed moraea
Moraea aristata |
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Supports monkey beetles
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
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Two-leaved Cape tulip
Moraea miniata |
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Supports monkey beetles
Supports sunbirds
Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
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Blue Uintjie
Moraea tripetala |
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Supports monkey beetles
Drought-resistant
Good for coastal areas
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
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Mountain Nerine
Nerine humilis |
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Supports butterflies
Supports bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Useful
Attractive
Shade
Semi-shade
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Bulb
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Chincherinchee
Ornithogalum thyrsoides |
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Supports bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Attractive
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: sandy
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Dec
Bulb
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Tropical woodsorrel
Oxalis hirta |
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Supports bees
Good potplant
Attractive
Sun
Semi-shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Bulb
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Creeping Woodsorrel
Oxalis purpurea |
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Supports bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
Perennial
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Water Capestar
Pauridia aquatica |
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Supports bees
Fragrant
Near water
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Bulb
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Small Mirrorface
Wachendorfia brachyandra |
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Supports bees
Easy to grow
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
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Red Root
Wachendorfia thyrsiflora |
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Supports bees
Useful
Attractive
Near water
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
Perennial
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Bugle-lily
Watsonia borbonica |
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Supports sunbirds
Supports bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: sandy
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
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