Flowering Month: August

  • Trachyandra ciliata

    Posted on by Di StrombergTrachyandra ciliata is a common, seasonal herb with edible flower buds. This shrub is upright to sprawling and can reach up to 0.5 m heigh.  The roots are wiry, often swollen and hairy.  The leaves are linear, up to 100... Read more »

  • Polygala ericifolia

    Posted on by Di StrombergThis species is endemic to South Africa, and is commonly found in coastal fynbos from George to Port Elizabeth. An attractive, small shrub that grows up to 30cm in height.  The numerous straight stems are covered with very narrow leaves... Read more »

  • Chenopodium album L.

    Posted on by Di StrombergWhite goosefoot is an annual, multi-branched, erect herb that can grow as tall as 1,5 m. This weed has a sturdy taproot and the stems are ribbed, green-yellowish, often reddish striped and hairless. The leaves are simple, alternately arranged and... Read more »

  • Buddleja salviifolia (L). Lam.

    Posted on by Di StrombergBuddleja salviifolia is a semi-evergreen bushy shrub that grows up to 4m high. An example of this tree can be found bordering the gardens at the Main Entrance to Steenbok Nature Reserve. Its long narrow leaves are dark green, wrinkled... Read more »

  • Lycium ferocissimum

    Posted on by Di StrombergThis erect, woody shrub  grows 2–3 m tall and spreads about 3 m wide. The red berries, that are borne sporadically throughout the year and make it a perfect plant to attract birds, small animals and insects to the Reserve.... Read more »

  • Pelargonium panduriforme Eckl. & Zeyh.

    Posted on by Di StrombergPelargonium panduriforme is a shrub that is well branched and erect.  The young stems are considered to be soft and herbaceous but as the plant matures, the stem starts to develop a woody feature.   The genus name for Pelargonium... Read more »

  • halleria lucida

    Posted on by Di StrombergThis evergreen, multi-stemmed tree with attractive glossy bright green foliage can reach heights of 2 – 5m.    The bark is longitudinally grooved and pale grey and brown in colour. The flowers are tubular, orange to brick-red, or yellow, very rich... Read more »

  • Gladiolus carinatus

    Posted on by Di StrombergCommonly known as the blue Afrikaner, is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Gladiolus and is part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape. The flower spike is erect and unbranched with usually 4-6 flowers;... Read more »

  • Zygophyllum L.

    Posted on by Di StrombergDescription Zygophyllum is derived from the Greek words, zygos, meaning joined, and phyllon, meaning leaf, referring to the paired leaves of many of the species.  This many-stemmed dwarf shrub usually grows to a height of  ± 1 m to ±... Read more »

  • EUPHORBIA ERYTHRINA

    Posted on by Di StrombergThis much branched, resprouting perennial plant is easily recognisable by its stunning flower heads and long slender stems with opposite, alternate leaves. The flowers are carried at the tip of the stems and are enclosed in grenny-yellow bracts. Read more »