by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Jan 30, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Full Sun, Succulent, Water-wise
One of the best-known Aloes in Gauteng, Aloe marlothii’s beautiful shape, and stunning flowers make it much sought after as a specimen plant in local gardens and elsewhere in southern Africa. Their bright flowers are nectar-rich and will attract sunbirds and other...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 24, 2019 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Fairly Cold Hardy, Full Sun, Medium to Large sree, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Water-wise
A beautiful Schotia brachypetala, Weeping Boerbean or Huilboerboon, tree grown on a pavement in Sundowner, Randburg. This tree gets covered in flowers most years. One of the showpiece trees of our bushveld, Schotia brachypetala, Weeping Boerbean or Huilboerboon, is...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Apr 8, 2019 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Fairly Cold Hardy, Full Sun, Large trees, Thorny Plants, Water in summer
A symbol of the river banks, pan edges and marhy places in the lowveld savhana, Vachellia xanthophloea, the Fever Tree, has now become a popular garden subject in southern Africa. Vachellia xanthophloea, the Fever Tree, is an iconic tree associated with the...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Oct 22, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Full Sun, Groundcovers, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Felicia ameloides, Blue Felicia, is a cheerful and ‘sunny’ addition to any garden. Its daisy flowers are sky or even darker blue with yellow centers and are borne in profusion. It can be mass planted as a groundcover, or mixed with other colourful perennials or used...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 18, 2018 | Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Evergreen, Full Sun, Large shrub or small tree, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise
Searsia lancea (= Rhus lancea) is a very drought and cold hardy evergreen tree, the Karee is a symbol of South Africa’s dry interior. Reasonably fast growing, it is happy in most soils, even poor draining types. May be used for screening or as a shade...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Sep 4, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Full Sun, Plants with thorns, Small to medium Trees, Water-wise
Vachellia robusta subsp robusta, the Robust Thorn-tree, is a small to medium upright decidious tree with a crown that is typically a lot narrower than it is tall. Its narrow upright growth and majestic stature make it a popular thorn tree for smaller to medium...
