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Berchemia zeheri
Red Ivory
Browsed by game, bark eaten by porcupine, edible berries, medicinal,…Read more -
Encephalartos villosus
Ground Cycad
Medicinal and magical, considered a lightning conductor.Read more -
Dimorphotheca jucundum (was Osteospermum jucundum)
Trailing Mauve Daisy
Creeping daisy which covers banks quickly. Striking in flower and…Read more -
Dyschoriste rogersii
Blue Joy
Mass plant in an informal border.Read more -
Cyperus alternifolius
Sedge
Similar to Cyprus textiles, used to make baskets, twine and…Read more -
Aloe tenuior now Aloimpelos tenuior
No common name
medicinal, yellow or red flowersRead more -
Aloe spicata
Lebombo Aloe
As the name indicates, this aloe occurs in abundance in…Read more -
Greyia sutherlandii
Natal Bottlebrush
Interesting, rugged looking, magnificent, brilliant red flowers.Read more -
Ruellia otaviensis
drought tolerant and medicinalRead more -
Plectranthus purpuratus
Vicks Plant
Leaves are aromatic and smell like Vicks.Read more -
Gunnera purpensa
Wild Rhubarb
Stems and roots peeled and eaten, medicinal value, attractive foliage.Read more -
Plectranthus ecklonii
Large Spurflower Bush
Lovely if mass planted at the back of a bed,…Read more