Flowering Month: June
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Eriocephalus africanus
Posted on An easy way to identify wild rosemary is the thin needle-shaped leaves that are arranged in tufts along the branches. These light grey, green leaves are designed to reflect sunlight thus reducing leaf temperature. The minute, silvery hairs covering the... Read more » -
Dimorphotheca fruiticosa
Posted on Previously known as Osteospermum fruticosum This is a sprawling evergreen, perennia herb. The daisy florets are white, the disc is dark blue / purple. Flowers are closed at night and on overcast days. Read more » -
Cynanchum ellipticum
Posted on Delicate climber found at Kingfisher Creek twining its way up grasses and shrubs. The shiny bright green leaves contain milky, bitter latex that is apparently non-irritant. They are broadly elliptical with a pronounced tip at the apex and appear in... Read more » -
Cynanchum africanum
Posted on An aggressive climber found all over the reserve with slender stems and branches. They contain milky, bitter latex that is apparently non-irritant. The leaves are heart-shaped and the horn-shaped fruits contain club-shaped plumed seeds Read more » -
Cotyledon orbiculata
Posted on This fast growing succulent shrub provides interest throughout the year with its thick ear-looking leaves. The margins of the leaves often have a red line around it. The bell-shaped flowers are strikingly beautiful, hanging in clusters on the ends of... Read more » -
Convolvulus arvensis
Posted on Invasive Status South Africa: NEMBA 1b Dainty little plant commonly seen winding its way up grasses and small shrubs in the Park. The few leaves are very narrow and the diameter of flowers from 15 to 35 mm. Read more » -
Coleonema pulchellum
Posted on Dense, aromatic evergreen, rounded shrub that flowers profusely with small star-like pink flowers. Growing from one single stem from which many erect branches form. The flowers cover the entire shrub from autumn until spring. Read more » -
Elegia tectorum
Posted on This restio has an upright, symmetrical, tufted reed-like appearance with thin, dark green stems topped with dark brown flowers. Like all members of the Restio family, the male and female flowers appear on separate plants. Grows well in seasonal marshes... Read more » -
Chasmanthe aethiopica
Posted on The pale green leaves are lance-shaped with a prominent mid-vein, 12-20 mm wide. The deep orange flower is trumpet-shaped with a tube that is divided into a slender, twisted lower portion, 7-15 mm long, and then abruptly swollen into a... Read more »