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- Wildlife supported: Bees
64
species found
| Name | Vegetation type(s) | Features | Flowers & type |
|---|---|---|---|
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Candelabra Aloe
Aloe arborescens |
|
Bees
Birds
Sunbirds
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Attractive
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
|
|
Highveld Spotted Aloe
Aloe davyana |
|
Bees
Birds
Good garden plant
Attractive
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Succulent
|
|
Mountain Aloe
Aloe marlothii |
|
Bees
Birds
Sunbirds
Drought-resistant
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Gauteng
|
Jun
Jul
Aug
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
|
|
Transvaal Aloe
Aloe transvaalensis |
|
Bees
Birds
Good garden plant
Attractive
Medicinal
Useful
Semi-shade
Sun
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Jan
Feb
Mar
Nov
Dec
Forb
Succulent
|
|
Rand Grass Aloe
Aloe verecunda |
|
Bees
Birds
Sunbirds
Good potplant
Attractive
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Dec
Succulent
|
|
Lanceleaf Sunfig
Aptenia lancifolia |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Good garden plant
Attractive
Useful
Sun
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Succulent
|
|
Sprenger's Asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus |
|
Bees
Birds
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Fragrant
Semi-shade
Shade
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Dec
Perennial
Shrub
|
| Barleria ovata |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Medicinal
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Dec
Perennial
Shrub
|
|
Mountain Silver-oak
Brachylaena rotundata |
|
Bees
Drought-resistant
Hedge
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Gauteng
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
|
|
False Olive
Buddleja saligna |
|
Bees
Birds
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
Sagewood
Buddleja salviifolia |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Fragrant
Medicinal
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Yellow Cat's Tail
Bulbine abyssinica |
|
Bees
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Medicinal
Sun
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Perennial
|
|
Cape Chestnut
Calodendrum capense |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Attractive
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Gauteng
|
Dec
Tree
|
|
Common Mock Scabious
Cephalaria zeyheriana |
|
Bees
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Dec
Perennial
|
|
Butterfly Green Lily
Chlorophytum bowkeri |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Semi-shade
Shade
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Dec
Bulb
Ground cover
Perennial
|
|
Lobster Flower
Coleus neochilus |
|
Bees
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Fragrant
Semi-shade
Shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ground cover
Perennial
Succulent
|
|
Pig's Ear
Cotyledon orbiculata |
|
Bees
Birds
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Medicinal
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Perennial
Succulent
|
|
Showy Blue Ear
Cyanotis speciosa |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Medicinal
Useful
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Jan
Feb
Mar
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forb
Ground cover
Perennial
|
|
Pompom Tree
Dais cotinifolia |
|
Bees
Easy to grow
Useful
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Gauteng
|
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Bladder Nut
Diospyros whyteana |
|
Bees
Birds
Good garden plant
Hedge
Attractive
Edible
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Shade
Sun
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
Broadpod Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza burkei |
|
Bees
Birds
Drought-resistant
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Gauteng
|
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Dwarf Elephantroot
Elephantorrhiza elephantina |
|
Bees
Drought-resistant
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Heartleaf Eriosema
Eriosema cordatum |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Attractive
Medicinal
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Forb
Ground cover
Perennial
|
|
Blue Gwarrie
Euclea crispa |
|
Bees
Birds
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Edible
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Terracotta Gazania
Gazania krebsiana |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Monkey beetles
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: clay
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ground cover
Perennial
|
|
Crossberry
Grewia occidentalis |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Edible
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Gauteng
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Scrambler
Shrub
Tree
|
|
African Honeysuckle
Halleria lucida |
|
Bees
Birds
Sunbirds
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Attractive
Edible
Medicinal
Useful
Semi-shade
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Common Falsegerbera
Haplocarpha scaposa |
|
Bees
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Near water
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: clay
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Dec
Forb
Ground cover
Perennial
|
|
Icholocholo
Helichrysum nudifolium |
|
Bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Sun
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Dec
Forb
Perennial
|
|
Lavender-tree
Heteropyxis natalensis |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Good garden plant
Attractive
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Dec
Tree
|
|
Wild Jasmine
Jasminum multipartitum |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Edible
Fragrant
Useful
Semi-shade
Shade
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Climber
Scrambler
Shrub
|
|
Paddle Plant
Kalanchoe thyrsiflora |
|
Bees
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Medicinal
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Succulent
|
|
Wild Peach
Kiggelaria africana |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Useful
Semi-shade
Shade
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
Dwarf Poker
Kniphofia porphyrantha |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Sunbirds
Good garden plant
Attractive
Medicinal
Near water
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Dec
Bulb
Perennial
|
|
Cooper’s African Hyacinth
Ledebouria cooperi |
|
Bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Near water
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
|
|
Tough-leaved African Hyacinth
Ledebouria marginata |
|
Bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
Forb
|
|
Common African Hyacinth
Ledebouria revoluta |
|
Bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
|
|
Ouhout
Leucosidea sericea |
|
Bees
Easy to grow
Hedge
Medicinal
Soil: clay
Soil: sandy
Gauteng
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
|
|
Koko Tree
Maytenus undata |
|
Bees
Birds
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Gauteng
|
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Natal Grass
Melinis repens |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Easy to grow
Attractive
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Grass
|
|
Watermint
Mentha aquatica |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Edible
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
In water
Near water
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Perennial
|
|
Horse Mint
Mentha longifolia |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Easy to grow
Edible
Fragrant
Medicinal
In water
Near water
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Dec
Perennial
|
|
Cork Bush
Mundulea sericea |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Sunbirds
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Hedge
Attractive
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|
|
Kooboo-berry
Mystroxylon aethiopicum |
|
Bees
Birds
Attractive
Edible
Medicinal
Useful
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Gauteng
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
African Wild Olive
Olea europaea africana |
|
Bees
Birds
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Edible
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
Mountain Hardpear
Olinia emarginata |
|
Bees
Birds
Attractive
Fragrant
Sun
Soil: sandy
Gauteng
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Tree
|
|
Speckled Spur-flower
Plectranthus ciliatus |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Useful
Semi-shade
Shade
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Ground cover
Perennial
|
|
Wild Leadwort
Plumbago zeylanica |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Edible
Medicinal
Useful
Semi-shade
Shade
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Ground cover
Scrambler
Shrub
|
|
Purple Broom
Polygala virgata |
|
Bees
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Medicinal
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
|
|
African Buttercup
Ranunculus multifidus |
|
Bees
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Near water
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ground cover
Perennial
|
|
White Veld Violet
Ruellia patula |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Dec
Ground cover
Perennial
Shrub
|
|
Small Scabious
Scabiosa columbaria |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Fragrant
Medicinal
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Forb
Perennial
|
|
Paintbrush Lily
Scadoxus puniceus |
|
Bees
Birds
Sunbirds
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Medicinal
Semi-shade
Shade
Soil: loam
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
|
|
African Sumac
Searsia lancea |
|
Bees
Birds
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Edible
Useful
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Tree
|
|
Succulent Bush Ragwort
Senecio barbertonicus |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good garden plant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Fragrant
Semi-shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Jun
Jul
Aug
Shrub
Succulent
|
|
Nasturtium Ragwort
Senecio oxyriifolius |
|
Bees
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Useful
Semi-shade
Shade
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Perennial
Succulent
|
|
Flame Thorn
Senegalia ataxacantha |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Hedge
Attractive
Useful
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Gauteng
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Shrub
Tree
|
|
African Stachys
Stachys aethiopica |
|
Bees
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Semi-shade
Shade
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ground cover
Perennial
|
|
Maagbossie
Triumfetta sonderi |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Feb
Dec
Forb
Shrub
|
|
Pungent Wild Garlic
Tulbaghia acutiloba |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Edible
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Bulb
Forb
|
|
Little Paraseed
Ursinia nana |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Good potplant
Easy to grow
Attractive
Sun
Pioneer species
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Annual
Forb
|
|
Umbrella Thorn
Vachellia tortilis |
|
Bees
Birds
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Fragrant
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Feb
Dec
Tree
|
|
Buffalo-thorn
Ziziphus mucronata |
|
Bees
Butterflies
Good garden plant
Easy to grow
Edible
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
Gauteng
|
Feb
Dec
Tree
|
|
Dwarf Buffalothorn
Ziziphus zeyheriana |
|
Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Drought-resistant
Easy to grow
Medicinal
Useful
Sun
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy
Egoli Granite Grassland
|
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Shrub
Tree
|