by Wade John Beckett | Apr 14, 2023 | Bee Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Semi-Tender, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water in summer
= Pycnostachys urticifolia Despite this beautiful and versitile garden shrub with the most amazing cobalt blue flowers, Coleus livingstonei (Hedgehog Sage,Blue Boys or Ystervarksalie) is neither well known nor widely grown. Besides its beauty, it is also a wildlife...
by Wade John Beckett | Mar 23, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Small to medium Trees, Sun to Partial Shade, Water in summer, Water-wise, Wildlife Friendly
A small to medium, deciduous tree, Combretum molle has a rounded crown. This tree has a real ‘bushveld’ jiz (from the term GISS – general impression of size and shape) or appearance. It has a single stem with attractive dark, rough bark. It often has beautiful...
by Wade John Beckett | Mar 13, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Regular water, Sun or Shade, Water-wise
Combretum kraussii, Forest Bushwillow, bosvaderlandswilg, or modubu is a shapely medium-sized tree. These trees turn bright red to purple in autumn and winter. They are considered partly-deciduous or evergreen, if they do drop their leaves it is typically only for a...
by Wade John Beckett | Jan 21, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Large shrub or small tree, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Plants with thorns, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Dodyalis caffra is a large shrub or small tree with a dense crown. A deciduous to evergreen, large shrub or small to medium tree with a dense crown. Dovyalis caffra is a thorny plant that is often planted as a security hedge. The apricot sized fruit borne on...
by Wade John Beckett | 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 Wade John Beckett | Sep 16, 2018 | Bee Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Partly deciduous to evergreen, Semi-Tender, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Now renamed: Coleus livingstonei Pyncinostachys urticifolia produces the most beautiful cobalt blue flowers in autumn and early winter. Despite having the most amazing cobalt blue flowers and being a versatile garden shrub, Pycnostachys urticifolia (Blue Boys)...
