Plant Height: Less than 50 cm

  • Helichrysum capense

    Posted on by s2Perennial prostrate or scrambing shrub. The young branchlets are greyish-white, woolly-felted. The flowers appear in congested, terminal clusters. The name Helichrysum is derived from the Greek helios meaning sun, and chrysos meaning gold, referring to the bright yellow colour of... Read more »

  • Hebenstretia repens

    Posted on by s2Sprawling annual with branches that turn up at the ends. The leaves are narrow, sparsely toothed and the flowers appear in elongated spikes which have stalked anthers. This plant grows on flats and slopes along our coast. Read more »

  • Grewia occidentalis

    Posted on by s2A much branched, evergreen shrub or semi climber that grows in protected positions among other species of trees.  An excellent example of this can be seen at the west end of the Creek. The small conspicuous star-shaped flowers grow in... Read more »

  • Gloriosa superba

    Posted on by s2This very striking and well known plant is found naturally from the Eastern Cape to tropical Africa and can be spotted in many places in Steenbok, especially in the Indigenous garden. The Flame lily is a tuberous perennial with sprawling... Read more »

  • Gladiolus rogersii

    Posted on by s2This is a small fibre-covered corm with 2-4 narrow leaves. The flowers are more or less bell-shaped with the lower lobes being longer than the upper ones. The tall spikes carry many beautiful flowers. Read more »

  • Gladiolus grandiflorus

    Posted on by s2A very delicate species with 2 – 4 leaves very long leaves with thickening margins and tubular flowers that are heavily scented at night. The flowers are borne in a two to nine flower spike. Read more »

  • Gladiolus dalenii

    Posted on by s2This is a deciduous, evergreen perennial with sword-shaped leaves arranged in a loose fan. The flowers appear on tall spikes, all facing to one side, orange with yellow lower petals. Fond them along the tide path to Kingfisher Creek. Not... Read more »

  • Gerbera piloselloides

    Posted on by s2Stemless, compact perennial with tufted, obovate leaves tapering below. The flower heads are radiate and carried on tall stems. Not endemic to South Africa. Read more »

  • Geranium incanum

    Posted on by s2This is an attractive sprawling perennial shrublet with finely divided, silvery leaves. The violet or magenta flowers are borne on long slender stalks, followed by characteristically elongated fruit resembling a stork’s bill. It is aptly known as the ‘carpet’ geranium... Read more »

  • Gazania rigens

    Posted on by s2Sprawling mat-forming perennial. The leaves are mostly simple, alternate and oblanceolate and white-felted beneath. The flowers are a bright yellow and radiate. This plant occurs on coastal dunes and rocky outcrops along beaches from southern Cape to Mozambique. Read more »