by Ayesh | May 19, 2022 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Drought hardy, Evergreen, Large shrub or small tree, More Sun than Shade, Plant Form, Shrub, Water in summer, Wildlife Friendly
Freylinia tropica, Blue Honey-bell or Blouheuningklokkies, is one of southern Africa’s most attractive and versatile shrubs for the garden. It gets a showy abundance of flowers in spring, but has some flowers all through the warmer months. The dainty flowers may be...
by Ayesh | 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 Ayesh | 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 Ayesh | Apr 18, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Deciduous, Drought hardy, Large shrub or small tree, Sun to Partial Shade, Very Cold Hardy, Water-wise, Wildlife Friendly
Diospyros lyciodes subsp. guerkei is a deciduous, large shrub or small tree growing to about 5m. Often a pioneer tree on the Highveld grasslands, being first to colonize open areas and then provide shelter to other less hardy tree and shrub species. Suitable to be...
by Ayesh | 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 Ayesh | Feb 19, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Evergreen, Large shrub or small tree, Sun to Partial Shade, Very Cold Hardy, Water in summer, Water-wise
One of the toughest indigenous shrubs, Buddleja salviifolia is evergreen with attractive grey-green leaves. It bears lovely clusters of fragrant, white, cream, lilac, or purple flowers in late winter or early spring. These plants are fast-growing and can be...
