Flowering Month: October
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Briza maxima
Posted on Not listed in NEMBA legislation, however it is troublesome and can smother and out compete other natural vegetation. Occurs in disturbed places and is mostly found in well drained soil. Being an attractive grass it is often used in flower... Read more » -
Bromus catharticus
Posted on Not listed in NEMBA legislation, however it is troublesome and can smother other natural vegetation. Occurs mainly as a weed in disturbed places and grows in the damp. It originates from South America. Read more » -
Tarchonanthus trilobus
Posted on Indigenous to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu Natal the Broad-leaved Camphor Bush occurs on forest margins and in wooded ravines. Its hardwood is yellowish brown, hard and durable with a camphor scent. An example is growing on Links Drive near... Read more » -
Tarchonanthus littoralis
Posted on The 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 » -
Sideroxylon inerme
Posted on The 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 This 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 This 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 » -
Robinia pseudoacacia
Posted on A 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 Boekenhout, 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 »