by Wade John Beckett | Dec 9, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to Evergreen, Large shrub or small tree, Scramblers, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Besides being an attractive flowering shrub or small tree, Grewia occidentalis is an essential plant for all wildlife friendly gardens. It gets attractive star-shaped flowers that are pink to mauve. The flowers are followed by edible fruit that typically have four...
by Wade John Beckett | Sep 15, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to Evergreen, Small to medium Trees, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Pappea capensis, Jacket-plum, is a well-shaped, small to medium sized tree with a dense, rounded crown. A very adaptable tree that grows in many different types of habitat except forest. It is used extensively in traditional medicine and produces tasty fruit...
by Wade John Beckett | Aug 24, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to Evergreen, Small to medium Trees, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Heteropyxis natalensis has eye-catching autumn foliage and bark that rivals that of silver birches. A small to medium ornamental tree, Heteropyxis natalensis has a most attractive crown and mature stems and branches have beautiful bark that rivals that of...
by Wade John Beckett | Aug 17, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous to Evergreen, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Ocimum labiatum, the Pink Sage, is an attractive plant that produces masses of pink or mauve flowers from early summer till late autumn. Ocimum labiatum (=Orthosiphon labiatus), Pink Sage or Shell Bush, is a very ornamental garden shrub. It bears...
by Wade John Beckett | Aug 15, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous to Evergreen, Fairly Cold Hardy, Large shrub or small tree, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Ochna serrulata, Carnival Bush or Small-leaved Plane, is one of the first shrubs to flower in very early spring. The flowers often appear before the lovely bronze young leaves. A beautiful semi-deciduous, ornamental shrub, Ochna serrulata heralds the onset of...
