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 | Apr 3, 2022 | Articles, Bee Friendly, Bird Friendly, Butterfly & Moth Friendly, Cold Hardy, Deciduous, Drought hardy, Full Sun, Medium sized tree, Medium to large tree, More Sun than Shade, Thorny Plants, Water in summer, Water-wise
Erythrina lysistemon (Common Coral-tree, Gewone Koraalboom) grows into a medium sized tree with a well-rounded crown. Known for its amazing display of bright red flowers in winter or early spring before the new leaves appear. This Coral-tree is drought hardy, fast...
by Wade John Beckett | 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 Wade John Beckett | 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...
