Flowering Month: September

  • Osteospermum moniliferum

    Posted on by s2Previously known as Chrysanthemoides monilifera This large rounded shrub is seen all over the Reserve and is predominant during the winter and spring months on the N2 from Knysna towards Cape Town. The young branches are thinly woolly. The leaves... Read more »

  • Casuarina cunninghamiana

    Posted on by s2Evergreen, pine-like tree invading coastal dunes. A native of Australia that has been cultivated in South Africa for dune stabilization, ornament and shelter. Considered one of the best fuel woods in the world. All of these trees have been removed... Read more »

  • Buddleja saligna

    Posted on by s2Shrub or small tree with grayish-green, somewhat drooping crown. The heartwood is dark brown, tough, hard, heavy and very durable. Sweet scented flowers grow in large, creamy-white heads. The tree is important in the production of honey as it produces... Read more »

  • Stachys aethiopica

    Posted on by s2This is a vigorous and versatile plant with long straggling stems which uses surrounding vegetation for support. The leaves are glandular, heart-shaped and rough with serrated edges, they are arranged opposite to each other and have an unpleasant smell. The square-shaped... Read more »

  • Solanum africanum

    Posted on by s2This common semi succulent creeper climbs up into supporting grass or shrubs and sends out long trailing stems along the ground. It becomes covered with panicles of small purple flowers with conspicuous deep yellow stamens which are followed by black... Read more »

  • Silene undulata

    Posted on by s2This erect or sprawling, much branched hairy perennial can be found west of tennis courts and in the grasses along from the boat club entrance towards the Indigenous Gardens. The base of the plant carries opposite spatula-shaped leaves. The flowers... Read more »

  • Senecio coronatus

    Posted on by s2Senecio is a large genus of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, small trees and vines classified within the daisy family. This tufted perennial has a woolly crown. The leaves are mainly found at the base of the plant, they are... Read more »

  • Selago burchellii

    Posted on by s2This densely leafy perennial shrub has pubescent branches (meaning, they are covered in short hairs or soft down). The leaves are light green, narrowly linear with the edges rolled under and are clustered in the stem axils. The flowers are... Read more »

  • Scadoxus membranaceus

    Posted on by s2This evergreen, compact plant grows from a bulb where 3 to 4, thin layers of leaves will appear. These leaves come directly from the rhizomatous rootstock rather than from an exposed stem. The four sheathing bracts enclosing the flower open... Read more »

  • Scabiosa columbaria

    Posted on by s2This hardy, evergreen herbaceous perennial has attractive, deeply lobed, grey green foliage. The soft basal leaves ca have serrated or toothed margins are clump-forming. The showy inflorescences are carried on slender erect stems all year round. Butterflies, bees and insects... Read more »