Plant Height: Less than 50 cm

  • Senecio deltoideus

    Posted on by s2Senecio is a large genus of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, small trees and vines classified within the daisy family. This is a soft-leafed climber with zigzag branching. The leaves are toothed and deltoids (simple leaf which is not divided... 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 »

  • Senecio burchellii

    Posted on by s2Senecio is a large genus of annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, small trees and vines classified within the daisy family. This softly wooded glabrous (i.e. smooth) shrublet has narrow leaves with margins rolled under. The leaves are sometimes toothed. It... 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 »

  • Satyrium princeps

    Posted on by s2The rootstock of this deciduous, winter-growing geophyte is a root-stem tuberoid: a storage organ which consists of both root and stem tissue. Two broad oval leaves lie flat on the ground while the tall erect raceme shows off the flowers.... Read more »

  • Satyrium membranaceum

    Posted on by s2This stout, tuberous geophyte (i.e. a plant that has its storage organs underground) is a rare sighting in Steenbok. This orchid is mainly found North of the tennis courts from October until December. The large flat leaves lay on the... Read more »

  • Salvia chamelaeagnea

    Posted on by s2This evergreen, grey hairy shrub is very distinctive by its tetragonal (square-shaped), upright stems. The leaves are dotted with glands which emit a very strong scent when touched, leaving a sticky, bitter-tasting residue on fingers. The whorls of flowers are... Read more »