Flowering Month: November

  • Pelargonium scabrum

    Posted on by s2This lovely shrub is fairly erect and can grow to 1.2m, Its leaves are palmatisect (meaning they are divided to just before the petiole), roughly hairy and lemon-scented.  The flowers are clustered with white edges changing to pink towards the... Read more »

  • Pelargonium multicaule

    Posted on by s2This is a striking sprawling much branched, hairy stemmed perennial shrub which is great as a groundcover. The hairless leaves are in opposite pairs to eachother and deeply divided almost to the midrib but not into separate leaflets. The long... Read more »

  • Pelargonium inquinans

    Posted on by s2This is a semi-succulent shrub with large round, velvety and hairy leaves. The flower heads are formed by clusters of 5-30 flowers. The upper two petals of each flower are slightly smaller and more upright than the lower three petals... Read more »

  • Pelargonium domesticum

    Posted on by s2This imported hybrid lives at “peace” on the northern shores of Leisure Isle. The genus Pelargonium gets its name from the fact that the shape its fruit looks like the beak of a stork, pelargos in Greek.  Domesticus, domesticated plant.  The plant has a... Read more »

  • Pelargonium dipetalum

    Posted on by s2This geophytic (i.e. a plant that propagate by means of underground organs such as bulbs, tubers or corms) herb which only reaches around 35cm in height. Its leaves are in opposite pairs to eachother and deeply divided almost to the... Read more »

  • Passiflora caerulea

    Posted on by s2Invasive Status in South Africa: Cat. 1b Origin: South America. Tendril climber with beautiful flower that turns to green fruit, turning yellow or orange, 60 mm long. Read more »

  • Passerina rigida

    Posted on by s2This evergreen shrub, often with drooping stems, is found all over the Park and has a life of only a few years. Its young stems are difficult to break and are used as string. The flowering season is relatively short... Read more »

  • Otholobium fruticans

    Posted on by s2This is a straggling subshrub which is a mat-forming groundcover. Its semi-prostrate branches spread out from the centre of the shrub. The leaves are trifoliate with slightly hairy underneath. The flowers cannot be missed when Spring arrive as they cover... Read more »

  • Orphium frutescens

    Posted on by s2This evergreen perennial shrub has upright growing habits. The leaves are a beautiful green, narrow and long while the stems, being covered in small white hairs, gives it a nice velvety touch. The flowers are carried at the tips of... Read more »

  • Oenothera stricta

    Posted on by s2Invasive Status in South Africa: Cat. 3 (Proposed amendments to legislation 2018) Origin: USA The leaves  form a basal rosette at ground level and spiral up to the flowering stems. The blades are dentate or deeply lobed. The flowers  of many... Read more »