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 | 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 Wade John Beckett | Apr 9, 2022 | Articles, Bee Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Drought hardy, Evergreen, Full Sun, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Euryops pectinatus, Golden Daisy Bush or Wolharpuisbos is a medium sized, evergreen shrub with attractive silvery-grey foliage and sunny yellow daisy flowers. They flower almost all year with peaks in spring and autumn, when they can be spectacular. A fynbos plant,...
by Wade John Beckett | Feb 6, 2021 | Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Evergreen, Fairly Cold Hardy, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise, Wildlife Friendly
Certainly one of South Africa’s most beautiful and desirable ornamental shrubs, Bauhinia natalensis is a cheerful garden plant. Common names include Dainty Bauhinia, Natal Bauhinia, Fyn bauhinia and Natalbeesklou. It usually grows to 2m by 3m. It has delicate white...
by Wade John Beckett | Jan 28, 2021 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Cold Hardy, Evergreen, Shrub, Succulent, Sun to Partial Shade, Water-wise
Aloe arborescens (Krantz Aloe, Kransaalwyn) is probably the most widely grown of all the Aloes. A succulent shrub typically grows up to 2 metres tall with a 3 metre spread, it is one of the most free-flowering and showiest of all the Aloe species. It can be used...
by Wade John Beckett | Aug 28, 2020 | Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Fairly Cold Hardy, Partly deciduous, Scramblers, Shrub, Sun to Partial Shade, Water in summer
This very appealing and decorative garden plant, x Ruttyruspolia is a partly deciduous, scrambling shrub. Pruning can contain the scrambling habit so that the plant forms a neat shrub. The mauve to deep pink flowers are borne in large clusters. It is a prolific...
