Flowering Month: June
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Searsia laevigata
Posted on Much branched, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub or small tree occurring in dense stands and on coastal dunes. Leaflets widely obovate, to occasionally lanceolate, finely rolled under. Bark smooth, grey brown, with or without spines. Fruit almost round, russet red. Read more » -
Searsia glauca
Posted on An evergreen shrub, well branched with obovate, trifoliate leaflets which have with a resinous coating which dries to a greyish powdery layer. Clusters of round and shiny reddish brown berries appear from August. Plants useful for stabilising dunes. They are... Read more » -
Cussonia spicata
Posted on An unusual and distinctive tree with thick corky grey trunk. The juicy roots are a source of water in times of drought. The mature wood was used for wagon brake blocks. Read more » -
Clivia miniata
Posted on Indigenous to Eastern Cape and endemic to southern Africa. This clump-forming perennial with dark green, strap-shaped leaves is widely cultivated in domestic gardens. Growing nicely in shade, it shows its bright orange flowers in trumpet shapes mainly during spring but... Read more » -
Triglochin bulbosa
Posted on A small rush-like plant with tough, dark green almost cylindrical leaves. The inflorescence is about 30 cm tall with tiny stalked flowers. Read more » -
Sarcocornia perennis
Posted on Sprawling, jointed, fleshy perennial forming mats. Leaves not apparent, but are fleshy and united around the stem, giving the latter a fleshy appearance – segments barrel-shaped, green turning to various shades of red/brown. Flowers minute, three to five in clusters. Read more » -
Sarcocornia natalensis
Posted on Sprawling, jointed, fleshy perennial forming mats. Leaves not apparent, but are fleshy and united around the stem, giving the latter a fleshy appearance – segments barrel-shaped, green turning to various shades of red/brown. Flowers minute, three to five in clusters. Read more » -
Plantago crassifolia
Posted on Spreading succulent with long (10 cm), narrow, hairy and succulent leaves with flowers on dense flower spikes. Read more » -
Phragmites australis
Posted on A common reed grown all over the world in wet places and can be seen at the east end of the Park and in many places along George Rex Drive. Read more »