Shrubs

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Maiden hair fern

Adiantum Maiden hair fern
K50

Deciduous ferns known for their delicate, fan-shaped leaf segments clustered on wiry black stems. Grow on edge of water and likes moist well drained soil. Partial or full shade.

Aechmea gamosphela Match stick bromeliad

Match stick bromeliad

Aechmea gamosepela, the ‘matchstick bromeliad’ has mid-green leaves with rounded tips, similar to those of a tulip, and produces spikes topped with pink flowers with blue tips. Once open, the blue tips reveal pink flowers with a blue throat. Fast growing ground cover. Like full sun. Waterwise. Popular house plant. 


K40

Agapanthus africana  African lily Blue
K35

Strappy evergreen leaves and striking blue or white flowers make them favourites flowering as the rainy season starts. Best planted en masse in full sun or partial shade.

Size:700 mm tall

Flowering: December – February

 

Aloe chaubaudi
K100

Aloe christiani

K100

Aloe zebrina

K100

Zantedeshia aethiopica – Arum lily
K40

Bauhinia tometosa Yellow bell orchid tree
K150

Carrissa macrocarpa – Num num Natal plum
K50

Shiny, deep green leaves and snowy white flowers, evergreen shrub flowering for months. Round, crimson edible fruit appears in summer and autumn at the same time as the flowers. The fruit is made into pies, jams, jellies, and sauces and is a traditional food plant in Africa.Useful as a hedging plant because it is prickly.

Cestrum – Yellow flower
K75

Cestrum elegansPurple cestrum 
K75

Clivia miniata – Bush lily
K75

Clivia miniata, the Natal lily or bush lily, of the family Amaryllidaceae, native to woodland habitats in South Africa. Grows into large clumps and is surprisingly water wise. Large, bright orange or yellow trumpet-shaped flowers are produced on tall stems from late winter to early summer, and sporadically throughout the year. Plant en masse in full shade.

Combretum apiculata – Red bush willow 
K

Combretum fragrens Four leafed combretum 

Combretum microphyllum – Flame creeper
K75

Combretum obovatum – White leafed bush willow
K75

Crinum Lilies Crinum lily
K75

Dragon fruit
K100

Dichrostachys cinnerea – Sickle bush ,
K75

Dietes Wild iris
K25

Dodoneae augustifolio – Sand olive
K75

Dombeya burgessiae – Wild pear bush
K50

An attractive large bush shrub or small tree with produces a profusion of stunning large rose-pink, pale pink, sometimes white flowers.

SIZE: up to 5m

FLOWERING: April to July

Durantha erecta Durantha 
K30

Duranta erecta is a species of flowering shrub native to South America. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical gardens throughout the world, and has become naturalized in many places. Good for hedges. Grows fast and is easy to keep neat.

Erigeron karvinskianus – Fleabane Mexican daisy
K35

Gardenia imperialis – Gardenia   
K75

Gaura Bee blossum 
K35

Grass giant
K100

Grass normal
K50

Grewia monticola Grey raisin bush 

Shrub that produces pretty yellow flowers. This is a great shrub for attracting birds into the garden and also acts as a good blocker

SIZE: up to 8m

FLOWERING: October to January

FRUITING: February to August

 


K75

Grewia occidentalis – Crossberry 

Many-stemmed, scrambling shrub or small tree. Grows to about 3 m. Evergreen to semi deciduous. Flowers showy, purple, star shaped.  Fruit 4-lobed, orange-red when ripe and edible. Plant in full sun or semi shade. Makes a good hedge, could form a thicket. Attracts butterflies and bees and is a must for wildlife friendly garden.

Flowers Jan – March

Size – up to 3m


K75

Grewia pachycatyx – Large flowered white raisin

Many-stemmed, scrambling shrub or small tree. Flowers showy, white, star shaped. Fruit  4-lobed, orange-red when ripe. It can reach about 6 m in height and will spread. Useful in informal gardens to form a thicket. Or to block views between trees.

Flowers:  Jan – March

K75

Hibiscus (various)
K50

Large, striking, and trumpet-shaped flower that come in a range of bright colours. Flowers lasts for one day, but the plant has a long flowering season.

Plant in full sun and water often especially when young and new. The colorful flowers have been used for centuries for decorative, medicinal purposes, teas and supplements.

Size: up to 3m.

Flowering: Can flower all year

Hamelia patens – Firebush
K50

Hollarhena – Wild jasmine 
K50

Holmskioldia sanguinea – Chinese Hat plant
K35

Hypericum revolutum – St Johns Wort 

Dark green foliage and bright yellow flowers. Plant in full sun or semi-shade.  Releases curry like smell when crushed and after rain. Used in herbal medicine to treat depression.

Size: 3m high and width

Flowering: June to November

 


K40

Japonica chaebomeis
K50

Jasmine various species 
K35

Jatropha integrimma – Peregrina
K50

Kniphofia – Red hot poker
K50

Lagerstroemia speciousa – Pride of India
K

Lavender
K35

Odontonthema strictum – Firespike
K50

Medium sized tropical shrub with large glossy green foliage and upright spikes of bright red flowers. Evergreen with sparse, stiff branches. Flowers at Christmas time and is good festive subject for flower arranging. The flowers attract butterflies Plant in full to part shade.

Height up to 2m,

Penta lanceotia – Pentas – pink and red
K

Securidaca – Violet bush 
K

Phoenix reclinata – Wild date plam
K50

Phoenix roebelnii – Pigmy date palm
K75

Phyllanthus reticulus – Potato bush
K75

Plectanthus pink Spurflower
K35

Plectanthus ground (blue) – Spurflower
K35

Plectanthus  Various

Ground cover, pink, white and blue 
K35 

Fast growing, shade loving with large dark leaves and spikes of tubular purple or white flowers several times a year. Makes an excellent hedge or screen and thrives in a well- drained shady position. Prune hard in late summer, after flowering and feed.

Flowering: April – June

Senna singuena – Yelllow senna
K

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis – Blue porterweed 

 

.Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Blue Porter weed

Ornamental shrub with beautiful blue purple flowers on long spikes that bees and butterflies flock to. Flowers continuously throughout the year.  Plant in full sun to light shade

Strelitizia reginae – Bird of paradise
K100 – K175

Strobilanthes dyterianus – Persian shield
K50

Tecomaria capensis – Cape Honeysuckle
K35

Tamarillo  – Tree Tomato
K100

Small fast-growing tree or shrub native to the Andes Mountains in South America. Fruit cross between a tomato and a plum, nutritionally dense, low calorie count, and is packed with vitamins A, C, E, B-complex vitamins and a number of nutrients and minerals that improve the immune system. 

Tradescanthia zebrina – Inch plant or Purple heart
K25

Tubalghia – Wid garlic
K10

Fast-growing, bulbous plant useful for ground cover. Pinkish-mauve flowers above leaves on a tall flower stalk. Plant smells strongly of garlic when bruised. Plant in full sun and dappled shade. Used in salads and other dishes. Crushed leaves may be used to help cure sinus headaches.

Size: 50cm

Flowering: January to April 

Ximania caffra – Sour plum
K50