Wildflower Indigenous Plant Library

Explore the most comprehensive Grassland Biome indigenous plant library!

Use the Indigenous Plant Palette Selector to find a specific indigenous plant or to create a list of plants for your project.

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Athrixia gerrardii

Botanical Name

Athrixia gerrardii

Common Name

Bushman's tea

Plant Type

Perennial

Athrixia gerrardii is a perennial herb that can reach a height of up to 600mm tall. It flowers during summer with magenta or purple flowers attracting insects and butterflies to the garden. It is ideal for rockeries, containers or mixed borders

Athrixia phylicoides

Botanical Name

Athrixia phylicoides

Common Name

Bushman's tea

Plant Type

Shrub

Athrixia phylicoides is an aromatic shrub that can reach a height of up to 600mm tall. It is ideal for a filler plant in the open spaces in flower beds or in a mixed border with its mauve flowers borne during summer.

Babiana bainsei (hypogea)

Botanical Name

Babiana bainsei (hypogea)

Plant Type

Bulb

The sweetly scented flowers of Babiana bainsei are borne almost at ground level and together with the pleated leaves make for an unusual display.

Barleria elegans

Botanical Name

Barleria elegans

Common Name

White Bushveld barleria

Plant Type

Shrub

This lovely Barleria flowers profusely in late summer/ autumn and is a good subject for a rockery. Due to its thorny nature, it can form a very good barrier.

Barleria greenii

Botanical Name

Barleria greenii

Common Name

Wild bush petunia

Plant Type

Shrub

This small shrub has masses of gorgeous, huge pink or blue flowers in summer, which are sweet smelling at night and have copious amounts of nectar that attracts Carpenter Bees.

Barleria gueinzii

Botanical Name

Barleria gueinzii

Common Name

Bush violet

Plant Type

Shrub

It is ideal for a sunny spot in the garden or to control erosion on embankments.

Barleria lancifolia

Botanical Name

Barleria lancifolia

Plant Type

Perennial, Shrub

The leaves of Barleria lancifolia have a bluish colour that is very distinctive. It is a very attractive plant, either in a mixed grassland or as a specimen plant on a rockery.