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Very attractive glossy, dark green foliage, produce long spikes of beautiful dusky pink flowers, grows in filtered light, thrives in sandy soil and does well in pots. Feed and water during the growing season for best results especially if in containers. Deciduous.
Location: Eastern Cape
Afrikaans: sandlelie
This is a truly winter rainfall species and favours open, dry and rocky areas in its natural habitat. The especially handsome foliage is very striking, for the leaves are bluish gray-green with undulated margins. The flowers appear in various shades of mottled pink. This species is drought tolerant.
Location: Cape into arid Namaqualand
Attractive small tree, with glossy, lemon scented leaves and purple berries. Ideal for small gardens. Neat growth habit and silver patterned bark. Mulch thickly with good compost, water regularly and feed with high nitrogen organic or chemical fertilizer to boost growth.
Location: Swellendam to KZN and Limpopo
Afrikaans: Blounaaldeteebossie
Unusual and vesatile, this erect tall perennial (0,5m ) can be planted anywhere for a quick and showy display. Densely leaved with silvery hairy below and many large, purple, fluffy, flower heads. Vernonia capensis is best planted in groups depending on border size and they thrive on regular watering and feeding with slow release organic or 3:1:5 fertilizer. Cut back hard to form more branches and flowering stems.
Location: SE, (George to Tropical Africa)
Afrikaans: Swartteebossie
Rampant climber with attractive mauve flowers and decorative oak leaf shape. Excellent for south-facing banks and coastal gardens, used extensively in local revegetaion work. Does well if watered and fed with organic fertiliser or 3:1:5 regularly, prune to keep neat
Location: George to KZN, Swaziland and Mpumalanga and Limpopo
Fast growing small tree with beautiful pink flowers. A pioneer species which enriches the soil and creates shade and shelter for slower growing trees e. g. Milkwoods. Mulch and water to speed up growth.
Location: Mossel Bay to E. Cape.
Afrikaans: Keurboom
This fast growing and popular species is very similar to V. divaricata, except that the compound leaves have more pairs of leaflets which also tend to be narrower. The spikes of showy, pea like flowers range from dark pink to violet in colour. These beautiful indigenous trees can reach full size within four years if they are cared for by watering in dry spells and feeding with organic fertiliser or 3:1:5 from time to time.
Location: Cape peninsula to George