Flowering Month: November

  • Tecomaria capensis

    Posted on by s2This scrambling, multi-stemmed shrub is originally from the Eastern Cape and can be quite invasive if left unchecked. Yellow and orange bushes can be found in different areas of the Park and Creek. Its pinnately compound, glossy leaves have oval... Read more »

  • Taraxacum breviscapum

    Posted on by s2Not listed on NEMBA legislation, however it is a troublesome weed smothering other natural vegetation. European weed found on roadsides, in waste places and in gardens.  The leaves are used traditionally as a salad and the roots are used as... Read more »

  • Psoralea pinnata

    Posted on by s2Found naturally in the extreme Western Cape. Usually has a slender stem that branches fairly low down and has angular branches. The leaves are resinous and release a slight scent when crushed. The genus pinnata(Latin)  describes the pinnate leaves. The... Read more »

  • Polygala myrtifolia

    Posted on by s2This evergreen sprawling or erect shrub / tree grows well on Leisure Isle and in both SteenbokPark and KingfisherCreek. It flowers intermittently throughout the year but is at its best during spring (hence its common name) and summer. The branches... Read more »

  • Polygala fruticosa

    Posted on by s2This is a neat, rounded evergreen shrub with young leaves that are tinged with purple, the shade echoed by the deep purple, winged flowers. These flowers are very striking and even though they resemble those of the pea family, they... Read more »

  • Plectranthus saccatus

    Posted on by s2This plant is originally from eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal but is now very happy in the shade in the plectranthus flower-bed near the main entrance to the Park. The leaves are ovate and lightly toothed. The flowers are among the... Read more »

  • Plectranthus neochilus

    Posted on by s2This plant is a hardy aromatic succulent herb, naturally found north/east of the Eastern Cape. It is a fast spreading ground cover with succulent grey-green leaves. The beautiful flowers are carried on tall spikes. Plectranthus comes from the Greek plektron meaning a spur... Read more »

  • Plectranthus fruticosus

    Posted on by s2The forest spur-flower is a fast growing soft-wooded shrub, with largely soft textured heart-shaped leaves that are toothed which produces masses of attractive pyramidal spikes of pink or bluish-mauve flowers. The larvae of certain butterflies feed on this plant and... Read more »

  • Phylica ericoides

    Posted on by s2This is a tough, much-branched, bushy evergreen shrub  that can flower all year around. The leaves are needle-like and closely set. The showy white flowersare fairly small but tightly packed into wide rounded capitula (heads) and have a fairly strong... Read more »

  • Persicaria decipiens

    Posted on by s2Not listed in NEMBA legislation, however it is a troublesome weed smothering other natural vegetation. A straggling plant with stems up to 1 m long covering quite large patches in marshy places. The leaves have russet shading and the tiny... Read more »