South Africa
Native plants in Cape Town
328 plants are genuinely native to this area — not merely able to survive here. They are grouped below by what they do in a garden, from canopy trees down to groundcovers.
Best represented here: shrubs (137), perennials (86), trees (46) · 117 of them need no watering beyond Cape Town’s own rainfall
Showing 45 plants · 283 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees3
Canopy and structure
Shrubs12
Backbone planting
Grasses5
Movement and texture
Perennials21
Seasonal colour
Vines2
Verticals and screensFerns4
Shade and damp
Succulents6
Dry and architectural
Other native plants1
No growth type given
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