Flowering Month: January

  • Asparagus aethiopicus

    Posted on by s2A spiny species with sprawling stems and fibrous and tuberous roots. Leaves are bright green, fern-like, with almost needle-like leaflets of up to eight in a cluster. Flowers are star-like and fragrant, white and small. Fruit is a bright, round, shiny,... Read more »

  • Arctotheca populifolia

    Posted on by s2Silvery-grey, thick leathery leaves, growing on the sand dunes at the northern estuary shores of Kingfisher Creek. The heart-shaped leaves are large, with short stalks and slightly succulent, covered with white hairs. The flowers appear in the centre of the... Read more »

  • Aloiampelos tenuior

    Posted on by s2Formerly Aloe tenuior but moved to the Aloiampelos genus in 2013 (meaning climbing aloe). Tenuior means very thin referring to the slender branches. This small to medium-sized rambling aloe that is indigenous to the Eastern Cape can be found in... Read more »

  • Aloe cooperi

    Posted on by s2One of the ‘Grass aloes”, it has graceful leaves with small white teeth along their margins distinguish this aloe and make it easily recognizable. It grows singly or in small groups from offshoots at ground level. Plants may be stemless... Read more »

  • Aloiampelos ciliaris var. ciliaris

    Posted on by s2Previously known as Aloe ciliaris but now moved to the genus Aloiampelos. This is a hardy, climbing Aloe with stems climbing up to 5m if they are supported, but otherwise makes a lovely, clump forming sprawling shrub. The leaves are... Read more »

  • Agathosma capensis

    Posted on by s2This evergreen shrub grows to heights between 30 cm and 90 cm. The usually smooth leaves are needle-like to oval, strongly spice-scented, especially when crushed. This plant flowers throughout the year with a peak in winter to spring (July to... Read more »

  • Agapanthus praecox

    Posted on by s2This well-known hardy, evergreen plant has attractive strap-like leaves and umbels of blue flowers that are borne on long stalks. They make good cut flowers. Its large rhizomes are easily split. It grows in sun or semi shade making it... Read more »

  • Abutilon sonneratianum

    Posted on by s2This perennial shrub with lobed, heart-shaped, velvety leaves can create a lush, tropical effect. It sprawls from a woody rootstock, the leaves are sometimes coarsely toothed at ends and hairy underneath. The seed pods are unusual looking and ornamental. Read more »