Botanical Name
Common Name
Black-seed grass
Plant Type
The spikelets of Alloteropsis semialata, a perennial, tufted grass are typically dark grey and quite conspicuous.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Vlei bluestem
Plant Type
The rust-brown to purple flowers makes this lovely, tufted grass a very good companion plant in a mixed border.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Stab grass
Plant Type
The whole plant is usually tinged with the reddish-brown colour that characterises the racemes.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Snowflake Grass
Plant Type
A hardy, densely tufted, perennial grass with slender leaves. The beautiful, shiny seed heads make this an attractive garden plant.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Large silver andropogon
Plant Type
This reed-like, tufted grass grows in wet places but prefers a sandy soil.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Iron grass
Plant Type
When the inflorescences are open, it almost give a "misty", pink appearance.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Ngongoni three-awn
Plant Type
The mauve plumes of this tufted grass are very conspicuous in summer.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Tambuki grass
Plant Type
River grass prefers a wet spot and usually grows in sandy soils. Spreads by means of creeping rhizomes.
Botanical Name
Common Name
False love grass
Plant Type
This tufted grass has very attractive, pink culms and flowers. The lower leaf sheaths are almost purple.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Velvet signal gras
Plant Type
The relatively small size of the grass makes an ideal candidate for a small garden or a small section of a bigger development.