Nursery inventory: Abrus Horticulture - Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Name	Vegetation type(s)	Features	Flowers & type
Foambush Aerva leucura	Egoli Granite Grassland	Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Feb Mar Apr May Dec Perennial
Cockatoo Grass Alloteropsis semialata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
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
Spotted Aloe Aloe greatheadii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	pale pink May Jun Jul Aug Forb
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
Ground Lily Ammocharis coranica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Snowflake Grass Andropogon eucomus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Stab Grass Andropogon schirensis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Lanceleaf Sunfig Aptenia lancifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Sixweeks Three-awn Aristida adscensionis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Curly Leaved Three-awn Aristida aequiglumis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Tassle Three-awn Aristida congesta	Egoli Granite Grassland	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
Aster harveyanus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
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
Barleria ovata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	blue cream purple white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Perennial Shrub
Rasp African Thistle Berkheya radula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Cutleaf Water Parsnip Berula erecta	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
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
Purple Plume Grass Bothriochloa insculpta	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun 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
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
Buffelgrass Cenchrus ciliaris	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green purple yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Common Mock Scabious Cephalaria zeyheriana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Dec Perennial
Rhodes Grass Chloris gayana	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Easy to grow Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	brown green yellow Feb Dec Annual Grass Perennial
Feather Finger Grass Chloris virgata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	brown green red yellow Feb Dec Annual Grass Perennial
African Yellow Dayflower Commelina africana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Dec Ground cover Perennial
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
Narrowleaf Pricklehead Crabbea angustifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Feb Forb Perennial
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
Showy Blue Ear Cyanotis speciosa	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	blue mauve/lilac pink purple Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Ground cover Perennial
Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass Cymbopogon pospischilii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Grass Ground cover Perennial
Dwarf Striped Umbrella Sedge Cyperus albostriatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
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
Woolly Grape Cyphostemma lanigerum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Semi-shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Climber
Yellow Firelily Cyrtanthus breviflorus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Edible Fragrant Medicinal Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Pink Trailing Iceplant Delosperma cooperi	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Frilly Carnation Dianthus mooiensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Dicliptera eenii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Silver Dollprotea Dicoma zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
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
Digitgrass Digitaria eriantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown Dec Grass
One-finger Grass Digitaria monodactyla	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Broad-leaved Blue Stem Diheteropogon amplectens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
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
Soft Feather Pappus Grass Enneapogon cenchroides	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
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
Lehmann's Lovegrass Eragrostis lehmanniana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Useful 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
Broad Curly Leaf Eragrostis trichophora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds 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
Red-leaved Fig Ficus ingens	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	Dec Tree
Fimbristylis complanata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Terracotta Gazania Gazania krebsiana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
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
Velvet Raisin Grewia flava	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Edible Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Shrub Tree
False Bietou Haplocarpha lyrata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	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
Tanglehead Heteropogon contortus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Easy to grow Attractive Useful Semi-shade Sun Climax species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Grass Perennial
Bicolour Vernonia Hilliardiella oligocephala	Egoli Granite Grassland	Butterflies Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	purple Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Thatching Grass Hyparrhenia hirta	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Butterflies Grazers/browsers Drought-resistant Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green white yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass 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
Cogon Grass Imperata cylindrica	Cape Flats Dune Strandveld Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Useful Near water Semi-shade Sun Climax species Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	cream green white yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Isolepis costata	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
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
Salt Rush Juncus rigidus	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Near 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
White Flat-sedge Kyllinga alba	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Cooper’s African Hyacinth Ledebouria cooperi	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Near water Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	green mauve/lilac pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Flat-leaved African Hyacinth Ledebouria ovatifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb
Common African Hyacinth Ledebouria revoluta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
Fever Tea Lippia javanica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream white Feb Mar Apr May Shrub
Common Russet Grass Loudetia simplex	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
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
Natal Grass Melinis repens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Butterflies Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass
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
Horse Mint Mentha longifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal In water Near water Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac white Dec Perennial
Wireleaf Daba Grass Miscanthus junceus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Attractive Useful In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Boat Grass Monocymbium ceresiiforme	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Useful Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Grass Perennial
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
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
Natal Buffalo Grass Panicum natalense	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Attractive Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Rock Pelargonium Pelargonium dolomiticum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Lurid Storksbill Pelargonium luridum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good potplant Easy to grow Edible Medicinal Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream pink Dec Perennial
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
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
Herringbone Grass Pogonarthria squarrosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Useful Sun Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown red Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Dec Grass
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
African Buttercup Ranunculus multifidus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Easy to grow Medicinal Near water Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
Bushman Grape Rhoicissus tridentata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Hedge Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Climber Shrub Tree
White Veld Violet Ruellia patula	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac purple white Feb Dec Ground cover Perennial 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
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
Nasturtium Ragwort Senecio oxyriifolius	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial Succulent
Vlei Bristle Grass Setaria incrassata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Attractive Useful Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
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
Parramatta Grass Sporobolus africanus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Gauteng	green yellow Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Perennial
Fringed Dropseed Sporobolus pectinatus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Fibrous Drop Seed Sporobolus stapfianus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Good garden plant Attractive Sun 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
Squarebase Clockvine Thunbergia neglecta	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Spiked Crinkleawn Trachypogon spicatus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
African Bur-grass Tragus berteronianus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Gauteng	green yellow Annual Grass
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
Hairy Trident Grass Tristachya leucothrix	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Attractive Near water Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Tristachya rehmannii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Highveld Wild Garlic Tulbaghia leucantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Quinine Grass Urelytrum agropyroides	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass
Silver Vernonia Vernonia natalensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb Perennial
Spotted Calla Lily Zantedeschia albomaculata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Attractive Near water Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb Perennial

Foambush
Aerva leucura

Egoli Granite Grassland

Easy to grow

Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
white

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Perennial

Cockatoo Grass
Alloteropsis semialata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

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

Spotted Aloe
Aloe greatheadii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

pale pink

May Jun Jul Aug

Forb

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

Ground Lily
Ammocharis coranica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

pink

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Snowflake Grass
Andropogon eucomus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Stab Grass
Andropogon schirensis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Lanceleaf Sunfig
Aptenia lancifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Succulent

Sixweeks Three-awn
Aristida adscensionis

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Curly Leaved Three-awn
Aristida aequiglumis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Tassle Three-awn
Aristida congesta

Egoli Granite Grassland

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

Aster harveyanus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Attractive

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

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

Barleria ovata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

blue
cream
purple
white
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Perennial Shrub

Rasp African Thistle
Berkheya radula

Egoli Granite Grassland

Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Cutleaf Water Parsnip
Berula erecta

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

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

Purple Plume Grass
Bothriochloa insculpta

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

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

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

Buffelgrass
Cenchrus ciliaris

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Useful

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
purple
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Common Mock Scabious
Cephalaria zeyheriana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

white

Feb Dec

Perennial

Rhodes Grass
Chloris gayana

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Easy to grow

Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

brown
green
yellow

Feb Dec

Annual Grass Perennial

Feather Finger Grass
Chloris virgata

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Useful

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

brown
green
red
yellow

Feb Dec

Annual Grass Perennial

African Yellow Dayflower
Commelina africana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Dec

Ground cover Perennial

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

Narrowleaf Pricklehead
Crabbea angustifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
white

Feb

Forb Perennial

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

Showy Blue Ear
Cyanotis speciosa

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Bees Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

blue
mauve/lilac
pink
purple

Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Forb Ground cover Perennial

Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass
Cymbopogon pospischilii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Egoli Granite Grassland
Elgin Shale Fynbos
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Grass Ground cover Perennial

Dwarf Striped Umbrella Sedge
Cyperus albostriatus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Semi-shade Shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

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

Woolly Grape
Cyphostemma lanigerum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Semi-shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Climber

Yellow Firelily
Cyrtanthus breviflorus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Edible Fragrant Medicinal

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Pink Trailing Iceplant
Delosperma cooperi

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Succulent

Frilly Carnation
Dianthus mooiensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Dicliptera eenii

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Semi-shade Shade

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ground cover

Silver Dollprotea
Dicoma zeyheri

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

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

Digitgrass
Digitaria eriantha

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

brown

Dec

Grass

One-finger Grass
Digitaria monodactyla

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Attractive

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Broad-leaved Blue Stem
Diheteropogon amplectens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

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

Soft Feather Pappus Grass
Enneapogon cenchroides

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Gauteng

green
yellow

Annual Grass

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

Lehmann's Lovegrass
Eragrostis lehmanniana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Useful

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

Broad Curly Leaf
Eragrostis trichophora

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

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

Red-leaved Fig
Ficus ingens

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Easy to grow

Edible Medicinal

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

Dec

Tree

Fimbristylis complanata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Terracotta Gazania
Gazania krebsiana

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies Monkey beetles

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

orange
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ground cover Perennial

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

Velvet Raisin
Grewia flava

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Butterflies

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow Hedge

Edible Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Shrub Tree

False Bietou
Haplocarpha lyrata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

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

Tanglehead
Heteropogon contortus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
white
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Dec

Grass Perennial

Bicolour Vernonia
Hilliardiella oligocephala

Egoli Granite Grassland

Butterflies

Good garden plant

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

purple

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial

Thatching Grass
Hyparrhenia hirta

Egoli Granite Grassland
Peninsula Shale Renosterveld
Witwatersrand

Butterflies Grazers/browsers

Drought-resistant

Attractive Useful

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
white
yellow

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass 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

Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica

Cape Flats Dune Strandveld
Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Easy to grow

Edible Medicinal Useful

Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

cream
green
white
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Isolepis costata

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

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

Salt Rush
Juncus rigidus

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water Near 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

White Flat-sedge
Kyllinga alba

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Cooper’s African Hyacinth
Ledebouria cooperi

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Near water

Sun

Soil: clay Soil: loam

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
mauve/lilac
pink

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Flat-leaved African Hyacinth
Ledebouria ovatifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb

Common African Hyacinth
Ledebouria revoluta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
pink

Sep Oct Nov Dec

Bulb

Fever Tea
Lippia javanica

Egoli Granite Grassland

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
white

Feb Mar Apr May

Shrub

Common Russet Grass
Loudetia simplex

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

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

Natal Grass
Melinis repens

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Birds Butterflies

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

red

Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass

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

Horse Mint
Mentha longifolia

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Easy to grow

Edible Fragrant Medicinal

In water Near water

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
white

Dec

Perennial

Wireleaf Daba Grass
Miscanthus junceus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Attractive Useful

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

Boat Grass
Monocymbium ceresiiforme

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Attractive Useful

Near water Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Grass Perennial

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

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

Natal Buffalo Grass
Panicum natalense

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Birds

Attractive

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

Rock Pelargonium
Pelargonium dolomiticum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Lurid Storksbill
Pelargonium luridum

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good potplant

Easy to grow

Edible Medicinal

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

cream
pink

Dec

Perennial

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

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

Herringbone Grass
Pogonarthria squarrosa

Egoli Granite Grassland

Attractive Useful

Sun

Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

brown
red

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Dec

Grass

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

African Buttercup
Ranunculus multifidus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Easy to grow

Medicinal

Near water

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Ground cover Perennial

Bushman Grape
Rhoicissus tridentata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Butterflies Sunbirds

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Hedge

Edible Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

green
yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Climber Shrub Tree

White Veld Violet
Ruellia patula

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees Butterflies

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Attractive Medicinal Useful

Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

mauve/lilac
purple
white

Feb Dec

Ground cover Perennial 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

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

Nasturtium Ragwort
Senecio oxyriifolius

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bees

Drought-resistant Good potplant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Shade Sun

Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Egoli Granite Grassland

yellow

Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec

Perennial Succulent

Vlei Bristle Grass
Setaria incrassata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds Grazers/browsers

Attractive Useful

Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Grass

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

Parramatta Grass
Sporobolus africanus

Cape Flats Sand Fynbos
Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Drought-resistant

Easy to grow

Medicinal Useful

Semi-shade Sun

Pioneer species

Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy

Gauteng

green
yellow

Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Grass Perennial

Fringed Dropseed
Sporobolus pectinatus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Fibrous Drop Seed
Sporobolus stapfianus

Egoli Granite Grassland

Birds

Good garden plant

Attractive

Sun

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

Squarebase Clockvine
Thunbergia neglecta

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Perennial

Spiked Crinkleawn
Trachypogon spicatus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass Perennial

African Bur-grass
Tragus berteronianus

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Semi-shade Sun

Gauteng

green
yellow

Annual Grass

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

Hairy Trident Grass
Tristachya leucothrix

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Grazers/browsers

Attractive

Near water Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Tristachya rehmannii

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Highveld Wild Garlic
Tulbaghia leucantha

Egoli Granite Grassland

In water Near water

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Ground cover

Quinine Grass
Urelytrum agropyroides

Egoli Granite Grassland
Witwatersrand

Rocky habitat

Semi-shade Sun

Climax species

Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng

green
yellow

Grass

Silver Vernonia
Vernonia natalensis

Egoli Granite Grassland

Sun

Egoli Granite Grassland

Forb Perennial

Spotted Calla Lily
Zantedeschia albomaculata

Egoli Granite Grassland

Good garden plant

Attractive

Near water

Egoli Granite Grassland

Bulb Perennial

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