Flowering Month: November

  • Tarchonanthus littoralis

    Posted on by s2The Camphor bush may form a dense bushy shrub or a small tree, often with a contorted trunk. The leathery grey-green foliage has an aromatic camphor-like smell. Terminal sprays of small creamy flowers are followed by tiny fruits covered in... Read more »

  • Spathodea campanulata

    Posted on by s2This handsome tree, imported into South Africa, occurs naturally in tropical Africa. It has a rounded, open crown and dark green foliage. It produces large, brilliant, flame-scarlet, cup-shaped flowers and is widely planted in tropical and sub-tropical regions. There is... Read more »

  • Sideroxylon inerme

    Posted on by s2The white milkwood, a protected tree throughout South Africa, is medium-sized and wide-spreading. It branches low down into several thick, twisted stems. Often the dark green, dense, rounded canopy is so low that it touches the ground. All parts of... Read more »

  • Searsia lucida

    Posted on by s2This is a bushy shrub or much branched small tree with erect branches. It occurs in a wide range of areas, from the coastal thicket regions to other habitats, and is common along both the west and south coasts. Many... Read more »

  • Searsia chirindensis

    Posted on by s2This neat ornamental tree (a good example outside the main entrance to the Park) has a dense rounded crown of attractive glossy dark-green foliage that becomes orange in Autumn. Large sprays of minute yellow-green flowers are followed by a profusion... Read more »

  • Schotia latifolia

    Posted on by s2Small to medium-sized slender tree with rounded canopy found in coastal scrub. Flower-heads very attractive on branch-tips. Fruit is a flattened oval pod with protruding rim Read more »

  • Robinia pseudoacacia

    Posted on by s2A deciduous tree with an oval or rounded crown and bark that is dark brown and deeply furrowed. It suckers freely and often forms thickets. Young stems and branchlets have short spines. Small, bright green leaves above and paler beneath... Read more »

  • Rapanea melanophloeos

    Posted on by s2Boekenhout, as it is often called, is a medium to tall tree with a single trunk that branches down to form a fairly narrow, cone shaped canopy. Young leaves and twigs are purplish-red, and the leaf-stalks are dark purple. The... Read more »

  • Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus

    Posted on by s2Evergreen low-branching shrub or small tree occurring in coastal scrub and rarely on its own. It is low branching with a densely branched rounded canopy which may reach down to the ground. The flowers are small, fragrant, creamy-white and give... Read more »

  • Afrocarpus falcatus

    Posted on by s2This is the tallest South African forest tree but has been cultivated in Leisure Isle domestic gardens and in the Park. The small dark green leaves have a greyish bloom. Male cones are about 1 cm by 0,3 cm whilst... Read more »