Flowering Month: September

  • Portulacaria afra

    Posted on by Di StrombergThis under-rated evergreen succulent shrub or small tree can be seen as you approach the Indigenous gardens on your left. With small, shiny green to yellow round leaves, it is well known to be part of elephants’ diet in many... Read more »

  • Clivia nobilis

    Posted on by Di StrombergThis evergreen fleshy bulb-like rhizome forms a tight clump as new suckers are produced and the plant becomes larger. It does well in light shade but grows much taller and more upright in dense shade. The height can therefore vary between... Read more »

  • Melia azedarach

    Posted on by Di StrombergInvasive Status in South Africa:  NEMBA Cat 3 Flowering occurs in the spring, when showy, lavender, 5-petaled flowers develop in panicles. It is an invader of disturbed habitats, and is highly resistant to insects and other pathogens.It has  has a high fruit... Read more »

  • Solanum nigrum

    Posted on by Di StrombergNot listed in NEMBA legislation, however it is  troublesome  weed and can  smother and out compete other natural vegetation. Native to Eurasia and introduced in the Americas, Australasia, and South Africa. It is also known as black nightshade. Parts of... Read more »

  • Lantana camara

    Posted on by Di StrombergInvasive Status in South Africa: NEMBA  Cat. 1b Origin: Central and South America A much-branched scabrid, upright arching or scrambling shrub.  This plant  reproduces by seeds, which are readily dispersed by birds and other animals (e.g. rodents) that eat the... Read more »

  • Anredera cordifolia

    Posted on by Di StrombergInvasive Status in South Africa: NEMBA Cat. 1b Origin: South America Madeira vine is a long-lived  twining or climbing plant,  the stems are hairless and grow in a twining fashion. Younger stems are green or reddish in colour and round... Read more »

  • Diospyros whyteana

    Posted on by s2Shiny leaves which sometimes appear hairless. The edible fruit has a bittersweet taste and is popular with fruit eating birds. They are green at first becoming reddish- brown and papery as they dry. It is understood that the roasted seeds... Read more »

  • Chionanthus foveolatus

    Posted on by s2Evergreen small tree, bark grey and slightly scaly with spots when young. Leathery leaves, usually there are domatia present in the axils of the main lateral veins. Small creamy white fragrant flowers occur in short sprays in axils of leaves.... Read more »

  • Searsia laevigata

    Posted on by s2Much branched, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub or small tree occurring in dense stands and on coastal dunes. Leaflets widely obovate, to occasionally lanceolate, finely rolled under. Bark smooth, grey brown, with or without spines. Fruit almost round, russet red.   Read more »

  • Searsia glauca

    Posted on by s2An evergreen shrub, well branched with  obovate,  trifoliate leaflets which have  with a resinous coating which dries to a greyish powdery layer. Clusters of round and shiny reddish brown berries appear from August. Plants useful for stabilising dunes. They are... Read more »