by Malcolm | Aug 28, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous, Large shrub or small tree, More Sun than Shade, Plants with thorns, Water in summer, Water-wise
Erythrina humeana is deciduous, large shrub or a small upright tree. It has deep scarlet ‘Coral-tree’ flowers in summer, from October to April, long after the threat of frost is past. Surprisingly cold hardy, this is a very good alternative to Erythrina lysistemon...
by Malcolm | Aug 9, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Drought hardy, Large shrub or small tree, More Sun than Shade, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise
Ehretia rigida subsp. nervifolia is a large, very dense, deciduous shrub or small tree with a weeping habit. It bears attractive clusters of fragrant lilac, blue to white flowers, from early spring. These are followed by many small orange to black berries that are...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Apr 2, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to partly deciduous, Large shrub or small tree, More Sun than Shade, Wildlife Friendly
Dichrostachys cinerea, Sickle-bush or sekelbos is a large shrub or small tree with attractive and novel bi-coloured flowers that are followed by interesting, intertwined pods. It can easily be pruned into shapely, single stemmed trees, or be thickly planted along...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Mar 23, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to partly deciduous, More Sun than Shade, Small to medium Trees, Water in summer, Water-wise, Wildlife Friendly
Combretum zeyheri, Large-fruit Bushwillow or Raasblaar, is a small to medium sized, tree with a rounded crown. Deciduous or semi-deciduous, it may have beautiful yellow autumnal colours. An icon of the ‘bushveld’, with its conspicuous large 4-winged fruit. Mature...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Nov 27, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Evergreen, More Sun than Shade, Shrub, Water-wise
Leonotis leonurus, Wild Dagga, is a very showy shrub and valuable addition to a garden. It bears stacks of whorls of bright, orange flowers towards the upper reaches of the stems. These nectar rich flowers are a big draw-card for sunbirds, other nectar feeding birds...
by Malcolm Hepplewhite | Nov 21, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Fairly Cold Hardy, Medium sized tree, More Sun than Shade, Thorny Plants, Water-wise
An icon of Africa, Erythrina lysistemon (Common Coraltree, Gewone Koraalboom) grows into a medium sized tree with a well rounded crown. It is well known for its amazing display of bright red flowers in winter or early spring before the new leaves appear. The flowers...
