Tree & Plant List
Trees and Shrubs
- Diospryos glabra – Blueberry bush -Tree no 603
- Diospryros ramulosa
- Dodonaea viscosa – Sand olive – Tree no 437
- Ficus cordata – Namaqua fig – Tree no 51 Sometimes called the mountain fig
- Heeria argentea – Rock wood – Tree no 368
- Leucadendron discolor – Red cone bush – Tree no 79 – Enemic to the Piketberg
- Leucadendron pubescens
- Leucadendron rubrum – Spinning top – Female cones are yellowish with red markings
- Leucadendron saligmum – Has silver hairy retained cones
- Leucadendron spissifolium – Has big brown hairless retained cones
- Leucospermum bolusii
- Leucospermum calligerum – Small red spiky pincushion
- Leucospermum glaberrimum – Small yellow pincushion
- Leucospermum profugum – Only the third known locality for this species
- Leucospermum rodolentum – Robust bright yellow flowerheads
- Leucospermum vestitum – Orange \ red pincushion
- Maytenus oleoides – Rock candlewood – Tree No. 400 -Rough corky bark
- Myrsine africana – Cape myrtle – Tree no 577 Small fringe shrub with dainty leaves
- Olea africana – Wild olive – Tree no 617
- Olea capensis – Ironwood olive – Tree no 618
- Podocarpus latifolius – Real Yellow wood – Tree no 18
- Protea acaulis – Ground protea
- Protea laurifolia – Laurel protea – Tree no 90
- Protea nitida – Waboom – Tree no 86 (previously P.arborea) New growth is bright red
- Protea piscina – Ground protea
- Protea repens – Sugar Bush – Tree no 94.1 (white) 94.2 (red tipped)
- Rhus lucida – Tree no. 388 – glossy currant
- Rhus rosmarinifolia
- Rhus tomentosa – Tree no 394 – real wild currant
- Rhus scytophylla
- Serruria aitonii
- Serruria picketbergii – A very recent discovery – so it’s name will probably change
Flowering Shrubs and Bulbs A to C
- Adenandra marginata – Pretty small white flowers with pink underside markings in Aug/Sept
- Agathosma serpyllaua – Lovely strong Buchu smell. Small white flowers in July/ August
- Agathosma sp.p.
- Anthospermum hirtum
- Anthospermum spathulatum
- Aloe
- Anapalina
- Aristea
- Anagellis arvensis – Blue pimernet
- Armellus
- Artotis glandulosa – Diasy – Small purple flowers – September to February
- Asclepias – Wild cotton
- Aspalthus
- Athanasia pubescens
- Athanasia trifurcata
- Avena
- Babiana mucronata – Blue \ yellow flowers in September
- Berkheya – Yellow flowers – bush spiky
- Bobartia indica
- Bromus pectinatus
- Bulbine – Yellow cone flower in April – thin needle like leaves
- Bulbinella triquetra
- Cannomois aristata
- Castalis – Diasy – Pale flower with bronze reverse – October
- Ceterach cordatum
- Chondro petalum macrocarpum
- Chrysocomo ciliata – Button bush
- Cistiflora – Doublom
- Cliffortia ruscifolia
- Clutia polifolia
- Coleonema
- Cape May – Small white or pink flowers – late spring. Small needle leaves
- Colpoon compressum
- Conophytuea apiatum
- Corymbium
- Crassula pustulata
- Corycium ? – Orchid – stalk of “flowers” goes burnt colour
- Cotula turbinata
- Cynodon dactylon
- Cyphia – Pink flower August \ September- creeper
- Cyphia bulbosa – Up-right stalk of flowers in August \ September
- Cyphia digitata – Small white flower August \ September- creeper
Flowering Shrubs and Bulbs D to F
- Diascia
- Dilatris – Blood wort – Mauve flower – base of stalk is red
- Dimorphotheca pluvialis – Cape diasy
- Dischisma
- Drossera
- Ehrharta calycina
- Elegia hutchinsonii
- Elegia gnaphalodes
- Elytropappus rhinocerotis
- Erica mommosa
- Erica umbricata
- Erica
- Eriocephalus racemosus
- Euphorbia mauritanica – Small cluster of yellow flowers in September
- Euryops – Clanwilliam Diasy – Tall plant with large yellow flowers and thin leaves
- Euryops speciosissema
- Euryops tenuissimus
- Ferraria uncinata – Blouspinnekopblom
- Ficinia nigrescens
Flowering Shrubs and Bulbs G to I
- Galenia africana
- Gazania – Diasy – Various varieties
- Gerera – Diasy
- Gladiolus – Various varieties
- Gladiolus alatus – Orangey – red with yellow markings in September
- Heamanthus – Flowers in February. Leaves resemble a bottom flat on ground
- Helichrysum asperum – Everlastings
- Helichrysum indicum – Everlastings
- Helichrysum odoratissimum
- Helichrysum patulum – Everlastings
- Helichrysum rutilans – Everlastings
- Helichrysum teretifolium
- Heliophila refracta – Draadblaarflaks
- Hemimeris
- Hermannia
- Homeria flaccida
- Homeria minor
- Ischyrolepis capensis
- Ischyrolepis esterhuyseniae
- Ischyrolepis gossypina
- Ischyrolepis monanthos
- Ischyrolepis sieberi
Flowering Shrubs and Bulbs J to L
- Lachenalia – several varieties flowers in August \ September
- Leyseria gnaphalodes
- Lobelia capillifolia
- Lobelia coronopifolia
- Lobostemon
Flowering Shrubs and Bulbs M to O
- Merxmuellera
- Mesembreanthemacae – Bokbaai vygies
- Metalasia brevifolia – And other species
- Metalasia fastigiata
- Micranthus
- Microloma tenuifolium – Creeper with small bright red tubular flowers
- Moraea – several varieties flower in September
- Muraltia heisteria
- Muraltia – Ground cover with tiny white + mauve flowers
- Nemesia barbata
- Nemesia – White small “snapdragon” with serrated “spiky” leaves
- Oftia africana
- Ornithogalum – Chinks – Large and small varieties
- Oxalis – Numerous varieties flower in Spring
Flowering Shrubs and Bulbs P to R
- Passerina ericoides
- Passerina glomerata
- Pelagonium – Several varieties
- Pelagonium myrrhifolium
- Pelagonium scabrum – Pink flowers in Sept. \ Oct.
- Pelagonium triste – Feathery leaf and flowers on stalk like an umbrella Night scented
- Pentaschustis pallida
- Pentaschustis rupestris
- Pentaschustis – Various others too!
- Pentzia pilulifera
- Pentzia suffruticosa
- Pharnaceum incanum
- Phylica cephalantha – Tolhardblaar
- Phylica cuspidata
- Phylica oleaefolia
- Phylica imberbis
- Phylica spicata
- Prismatocarpus brevilobus
- Prismatocarpus diffuscus
- Psoralea
- Pteridium equilinum
- Pterygodium catholicum
- Raphnia amplexicaulis – soethoutbossie – Yellow pea type flowers – grey largish leaves
- Relhania fruticosa
- Romulea rosea var. speciosa – Flower in September
- Rubus rigiolus
- Rumohra adiantiformis
- Rumex
- Rushia tecta
Flowering Shrubs and Bulbs S to U
- Salvia africana
- Salvia albicaulis – Wild sage – Flowers purple – Nov. to May
- Salvia chamelaeagnea
- Sebaea exacoides
- Seleago – White flowers – Jan. \ Feb.
- Silene
- Sparaxis grandiflora – Botterblom – Butter coloured flower August / September
- Sutherlandia frutescens
- Stoebe aethiopica
- Stoebe incana
- Stoebe plumosa
- Struthiola ciliata
- Synnotia villosa – Ferweelblom – Small yellow flower, blue tip to upper petal – August / September
- Tertraria bolusii
- Trachyandra – Flower in September \ October
- Tribolium uniolae
- Tribolium echinatum
- Ursinia
Flowering Shrubs and Bulbs W to Z
- Wachendorphia – Flower in September \ October Yellow flowers on a stalk
- Watsonia – Various varieties
- Watsonia vanderspuyiae – Very broad big leaves with a thick ribbed edge
- Willdenowia teres
- Wurmbea elongata
- Zantedeschia odorata
- Arum lily
- Zygophyllum sessilifolium