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Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

This species list is curated by Ivan van der Walt specifically for the Egoli Granite Grasslands area, which is the northern suburbs of Joburg. The list's primary purpose is to guide people doing landscaping in this area so that landscaping can have a significant role in supporting local biodiversity. There is no longer sufficient land to create nature reserves of enough size to conserve this vegetation type through traditional conservation, and because it occurs only here and nowhere else, other means are needed to enhance its chances of survival. Instead of one big reserve, we hope that you will dedicate your garden or park, or at least parts of it, to landscaping with these particular local species. This list favours plants that are more showy for landscaping purposes, but if you are working in an open veld area that can be rehabilitated or restored to veld, particularly ones with rivers or wetlands, then rehabilitation or rehabilitation should be your aim rather than landscaping. This list can then be used as a starting point and edited down to remove general regional species and in favour of more very local and sensitive species that suit the site and the aims of your rehabilitation or restoration project. A Practical Grass Selection Guide is a key additional resource available from Abrus. In addition, Ivan van der Walt and Abrus offer plants and consulting for this kind of project.

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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
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
Rand Grass Aloe Aloe verecunda	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Sunbirds Good potplant Attractive Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red yellow Dec 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
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
Sprenger's Asparagus Asparagus densiflorus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Semi-shade Shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	pink white Feb Dec Perennial Shrub
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
Barleria pretoriensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Cats Whiskers Becium obovatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb Perennial
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
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
Bulbostylis burchellii	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass 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
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
Chaetacanthus costatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Fairy Stars Chaetacanthus setiger	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Swamp Chiron Chironia palustris	Egoli Granite Grassland	Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
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
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
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
Southern Cabbagetree Cussonia paniculata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Easy to grow Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green Feb Tree
Cabbage Tree Cussonia spicata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green Feb Mar Apr May Dec Tree
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
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
Witberg Sheepfig Delosperma herbeum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
Frilly Carnation Dianthus mooiensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Dicliptera clinopodia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Shrub
Dicliptera eenii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Semi-shade Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Grassveld Karmedik Dicoma anomala	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	mauve/lilac pink purple white Jan Feb Mar Apr May Nov Dec Forb Perennial Shrub
Silver Dollprotea Dicoma zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
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
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
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
Wire Grass Elionurus muticus	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Pioneer species Sub-climax species Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	brown green white yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Grass Ground cover
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
Wilman Lovegrass Eragrostis superb	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Broad Curly Leaf Eragrostis trichophora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Blue Gwarrie Euclea crispa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green white yellow Feb Dec Shrub Tree
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
Fan Grass Eustachys paspaloides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Attractive Useful Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
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
Large-leaved Rock Fig Ficus abutilifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	Dec Tree
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
Forest Kammetjie Freesia grandiflora	Egoli Granite Grassland	Butterflies Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Semi-shade Shade Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	red Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Bulb
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
Fuirena pubescens	Egoli Granite Grassland	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
Common Spikethorn Gymnosporia buxifolia	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Hedge Fragrant Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream green white Dec Shrub Tree
African Honeysuckle Halleria lucida	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	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	orange red yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub Tree
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
Icholocholo Helichrysum nudifolium	Egoli Granite Grassland	Bees Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Feb Mar Apr May Dec Forb Perennial
Wrinkly Everlasting Helichrysum rugulosum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Perennial
Purpleleaf Dollsrose Hermannia depressa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Forb Ground cover
Common Parsleytree Heteromorpha trifoliata	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	Tree
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
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
Leafy Morning Glory Ipomoea crassipes	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	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
Lax Rush Juncus oxycarpus	Cape Flats Sand Fynbos Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Ball Rush Juncus punctorius	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Salt Rush Juncus rigidus	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Justicia anagalloides	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	white Jan Feb Mar Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Forb Ground cover Perennial
Kalanchoe paniculata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Succulent
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
Wild Peach Kiggelaria africana	Egoli Granite Grassland Peninsula Shale Renosterveld Witwatersrand	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	cream green yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
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
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
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
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
Kalahari Lionspaw Leonotis ocymifolia schinzii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Cancer Bush Lessertia frutescens	Egoli Granite Grassland Elgin Shale Fynbos	Birds Butterflies Sunbirds Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	orange red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Shrub
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
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
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
Grassveld Lionface Nemesia fruticans	Egoli Granite Grassland	Easy to grow Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	mauve/lilac pink Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Perennial
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
Buchu Boneseed Osteospermum muricatum	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
Natal Buffalo Grass Panicum natalense	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Attractive Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Jacket Plum Pappea capensis	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Easy to grow Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	green yellow Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Tree
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
Black Pelargonium Pelargonium sidoides	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	brown purple Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
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
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
Pycreus mundtii	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
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
Crimson Bluestem Schizachyrium sanguineum	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Grazers/browsers Attractive Useful Rocky habitat Semi-shade Sun Climax species Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow Grass Perennial
Bristly Clubrush Schoenoplectus corymbosus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Sand Lily Scilla nervosa	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Bulb
Scirpus burkei	Egoli Granite Grassland	Good garden plant Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland
Nana Kunirhus Searsia dentata	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	cream green Sep Oct Nov Shrub
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
Blue Currantrhus Searsia zeyheri	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Shrub
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
Woolly Grassveld Ragwort Senecio coronatus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Easy to grow Attractive Edible Medicinal Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	yellow Sep Oct Nov Dec Perennial
Blushing Ragwort Senecio erubescens	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Perennial
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
Common Hook-thorn Acacia Senegalia afra	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	Tree
Eland's Pea Senna italica	Egoli Granite Grassland	Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
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
Golden Bristle Grass Setaria sphacelata sericea	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Grazers/browsers Attractive Near water Semi-shade Sun Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	green yellow 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
African Stachys Stachys aethiopica	Egoli Granite Grassland	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	mauve/lilac pink white Feb Mar Apr May Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Perennial
Giant Carrion Flower Stapelia gigantea	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	cream pink purple yellow Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Succulent
Stapelia leendertziae	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Good potplant Easy to grow Fragrant Semi-shade Sun Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland	black red Feb Sep Oct Nov Dec Ground cover Succulent
Stipa dregeana	Egoli Granite Grassland	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Shade Egoli Granite Grassland	Grass
Coastal Camphorbush Tarchonanthus camphoratus	Egoli Granite Grassland	Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland	white Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Shrub Tree
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
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
Highveld Wild Garlic Tulbaghia leucantha	Egoli Granite Grassland	In water Near water Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	Ground cover
Sweet Thorn Vachellia karroo	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Birds Butterflies Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Attractive Edible Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Pioneer species Soil: loam Soil: sandy Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	yellow Feb Dec Tree
Umbrella Thorn Vachellia tortilis	Egoli Granite Grassland Witwatersrand	Bees Birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Fragrant Medicinal Useful Sun Soil: clay Soil: loam Egoli Granite Grassland Gauteng	cream Feb Dec Tree
Bluebrush Vernonia galpinii	Egoli Granite Grassland	Attractive Sun Egoli Granite Grassland	purple Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Ground cover Perennial
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
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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Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

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