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Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Candelabra Aloe Aloe arborescens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	orange red yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent Tree
Highveld Spotted Aloe Aloe davyana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Transvaal Aloe Aloe transvaalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	pale pink Jan Feb Mar Nov Dec Forb Succulent
Lanceleaf Sunfig Aptenia lancifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Curly Leaved Three-awn Aristida aequiglumis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Ngongoni Three-awn Aristida junciformis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
African Broom Asparagus Asparagus virgatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white Sep Oct Nov Perennial Shrub
Blue Bushviolet Barleria obtusa	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple Feb Mar Apr May Perennial Shrub
False Love Grass Bewsia biflora	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Red-topped Signal Grass Brachiaria serrata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green purple red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
False Olive Buddleja saligna	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Sagewood Buddleja salviifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub Tree
Yellow Cat's Tail Bulbine abyssinica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Num-num Carissa bispinosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Shrub Tree
Lemonthorn Cassinopsis Cassinopsis ilicifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Edible Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Scrambler Shrub
White Stinkwood Celtis africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green Sep Oct Nov Tree
Fairy Stars Chaetacanthus setiger	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Butterfly Green Lily Chlorophytum bowkeri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white yellow Dec Bulb Ground cover Perennial
Lobster Flower Coleus neochilus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	blue purple Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial Succulent
River Bushwillow Combretum erythrophyllum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Pig's Ear Cotyledon orbiculata	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland	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	orange red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Perennial Succulent
Money Stonecrop Crassula swaziensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Orange River Swamplily Crinum bulbispermum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal In water Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Sep Oct Nov Bulb Forb
Natal Swamplily Crinum macowanii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Good potplant Fragrant Medicinal In water Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Dec Bulb
Winged Sedge Cyperus denudatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Matting Sedge Cyperus marginatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Cyperus sexangularis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Pink Trailing Iceplant Delosperma cooperi	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Dicliptera eenii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Dierama medium mossii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
Small Fortnight Lily Dietes iridioides	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb Perennial
One-finger Grass Digitaria monodactyla	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Bladder Nut Diospyros whyteana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Good garden plant Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
South African Wild Pear Dombeya rotundifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	white Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Eleocharis dregeana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Finger Rush Eleocharis limosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Cape Love Grass Eragrostis capensis	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	brown green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Blue Love Grass Eragrostis chloromelas	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
African Love Grass Eragrostis curvula	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Gum Grass Eragrostis gummiflua	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Eragrostis lappula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Narrow Heart Love Grass Eragrostis racemosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Wilman Lovegrass Eragrostis superb	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Autumn Pineapple Lily Eucomis autumnalis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream green yellow Feb Dec Bulb
Falkia oblonga	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Fine Felicia Felicia filifolia	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Swartland Shale Renosterveld	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Pale Felicia Felicia muricata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb Perennial
Fimbristylis complanata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Blue Bellbush Freylinia tropica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	blue mauve/lilac white Sep Oct Nov Shrub
Dragon's-head Lily Gladiolus dalenii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Sunbirds Good garden plant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Feb Bulb Perennial
Common Otterbush Gomphostigma virgatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Useful In water Near water Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	Dec Shrub
False Bietou Haplocarpha lyrata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Common Falsegerbera Haplocarpha scaposa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Good garden plant Easy to grow Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Dec Forb Ground cover Perennial
Caterpillar Grass Harpochloa falx	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Near water Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Jan Feb Mar Apr Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Lavender-tree Heteropyxis natalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream yellow Feb Dec Tree
Bicolour Vernonia Hilliardiella oligocephala	Egoli Granite Grassland	Butterflies Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	purple Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
White Ribbon Flower Hypoestes forskaolii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Narrow Stargrass Hypoxis angustifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
African Stargrass Hypoxis hemerocallidea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Dec Bulb Forb
Shiny Stargrass Hypoxis iridifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
Silverleaf Stargrass Hypoxis rigidula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb Forb
Floating Club-rush Isolepis fluitans	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Wild Jasmine Jasminum multipartitum	Egoli Granite Grassland	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	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Climber Scrambler Shrub
Juncus effusus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Leafy Rush Juncus lomatophyllus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Lax Rush Juncus oxycarpus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Nentakalanchoe Kalanchoe rotundifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	red Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Succulent
Paddle Plant Kalanchoe thyrsiflora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Succulent
Sword Poker Kniphofia ensifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Sunbirds Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	cream green white Dec Perennial
Dwarf Poker Kniphofia porphyrantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange yellow Dec Bulb Perennial
Small Lantana Lantana rugosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Fragrant Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Bristle-leaved Red-top Grass Melinis nerviglumis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green pink purple white yellow Dec Grass Perennial
Watermint Mentha aquatica	Egoli Granite Grassland	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	pink purple Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Microchloa afra	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Good garden plant Attractive Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Wireleaf Daba Grass Miscanthus junceus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Attractive Useful In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Cork Bush Mundulea sericea	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Hedge Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	mauve/lilac purple Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
African Wild Olive Olea europaea africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Good garden plant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream white Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
Basket Grass Oplismenus hirtellus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	Dec Grass Ground cover
Grass-leaved Chincherinchee Ornithogalum juncifolium	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
Hard Fern Pellaea calomelanos	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	Fern
Napier Millet Pennisetum thunbergii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Speckled Spur-flower Plectranthus ciliatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Semi-shade Shade Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple white Feb Mar Apr May Ground cover Perennial
Vicks Plant Plectranthus hadiensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Whorled Plectranthus Plectranthus verticillatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Shade Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac pink white Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Ground cover Perennial
Wild Leadwort Plumbago zeylanica	Egoli Granite Grassland	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	white Ground cover Scrambler Shrub
Purple Broom Polygala virgata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink purple Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
Mother-in-law's Tongue Sansevieria aethiopica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Paintbrush Lily Scadoxus puniceus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Sunbirds Good garden plant Good potplant Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Bristly Clubrush Schoenoplectus corymbosus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Scirpus burkei	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
African Sumac Searsia lancea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Good garden plant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Tree
Mountain Karree Searsia leptodictya	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Edible Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Dec Shrub Tree
Succulent Bush Ragwort Senecio barbertonicus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good garden plant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Jun Jul Aug Shrub Succulent
Mountain Bristle Grass Setaria lindenbergiana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Broadleaf Bristlegrass Setaria megaphylla	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Semi-shade Shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown Feb Grass Perennial
African Bristlegrass Setaria sphacelata sphacelata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Fibrous Drop Seed Sporobolus stapfianus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Stipa dregeana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Climax species Soil: clay Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Tricholaena monachne	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Good garden plant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	Feb Dec Grass
Spotted Calla Lily Zantedeschia albomaculata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Attractive Near water Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb Perennial
Buffalo-thorn Ziziphus mucronata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Feb Dec Tree

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