Botanical Name
Common Name
Bush lily
Plant Type
The drooping orange-yellow flowers with green tips are very distinctive of this plant.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Bush lily
Plant Type
Clivia miniata is a perennial with dark, strap-like leaves that has very showy orange flowers. It is one of the most popular garden plants around the world.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Bush lily
Plant Type
Clivia nobilis is an evergreen, long lived plant that produces an inflorescence containing between 40 - 60 pendulous flowers ranging from orange-green to red in colour. It is a slow grower.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Cerise stars
Plant Type
Commicarpus pentandrus is a robust perennial herb that forms wide mats or scrambles up to heights of 2m tall. It is a lovely feature to trail along a trellis, fence or patio posts and is ideal for a mat forming groundcover.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Wild pentas
Conostomium natalense is a slightly woody shrublet seldom more than 50cm high. It is very floriferous and has a compact appearance. It is a lovely garden plant
Botanical Name
Common Name
Prickle head
Plant Type
Crabbea angustifolia is an unusual plant that can be utilised as a groundcover on a rockery. Interplant with small grasses.
Botanical Name
Plant Type
Crabbea aucalis, a dwarf, stemless perennial has a basal rosette and flowers virtually on ground level. A very unusual plant suitable for a rockery.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Tortoise crossandra
Plant Type
Crossandra fruticulosa is quite a small shrub that normally grows in the shade of trees. It is very floriferous and flowers for a long time and is a very nice addition to a small garden.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Bushveld crossandra
Plant Type
Crossandra greenstockii, a beautiful little perennial, sprouts annually from a woody rootstock and looks stunning on a rockery. It is very hardy.