South Africa

Native plants in Durban

55 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

43 of them need no watering beyond Durban’s own rainfall

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Trees5

Canopy and structure

White Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia nicolai

No watering needed Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Pencil Tree

Euphorbia tirucalli

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Senegal Date Palm

Phoenix reclinata

Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Olive

Olea europaea

No watering needed Photo: Rafael Medina · CC BY 4.0

Pompom Tree

Dais cotinifolia

No watering needed Photo: Jimmy Whatmore · CC0 1.0

Shrubs11

Backbone planting

Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae

No watering needed Photo: Jane le Roux · CC BY 4.0

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

No watering needed Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

White Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia nicolai

No watering needed Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Natal Plum

Carissa macrocarpa

No watering needed Photo: Leyla · CC BY 4.0

Candelabra Aloe

Aloe arborescens

No watering needed Photo: Quentin Groom · CC0 1.0

Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus

No watering needed Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

Cape Honeysuckle

Tecoma capensis

No watering needed Photo: Bikash Kumar Sahoo · CC BY 4.0

Lion's Tail

Leonotis leonurus

No watering needed Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Pencil Tree

Euphorbia tirucalli

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Myrtle-Leaf Milkwort

Polygala myrtifolia

No watering needed Photo: Squid Wizard · CC BY 4.0

Grasses10

Movement and texture

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Umbrella Plant

Cyperus alternifolius

No watering needed Photo: Adam J. Searcy · CC BY 4.0

Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Ruby Grass

Melinis nerviglumis 'Ruby Grass'

No watering needed

Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra

No watering needed Photo: ianrainbow · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Umbrella Plant

Cyperus albostriatus 'Nanus'

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Weeping Lovegrass

Eragrostis curvula

No watering needed Photo: Samuel Cooper · CC BY 4.0

Japanese Blood Grass

Imperata cylindrica

Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Southern Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

Photo: Marco Polo amarillas vargas · CC0 1.0

Perennials20

Seasonal colour

Society Garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

No watering needed Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

No watering needed Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

African Iris

Dietes bicolor

No watering needed Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

No watering needed Photo: William Harland · CC BY 4.0

Calla Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

No watering needed Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

No watering needed Photo: Petra Holland · CC BY 4.0

Treasure Flower

Gazania rigens

No watering needed Photo: Henry de Lange · CC BY 4.0

Fortnight Lily African Iris

Dietes iridioides

No watering needed Photo: Sunčana Bradley · CC BY 4.0

Queen Mum Agapanthus

Agapanthus orientalis 'Queen Mum'

No watering needed

Fortnight Lily

Dietes grandiflora

No watering needed Photo: Petra Holland · CC BY 4.0

African Lily

Agapanthus praecox

No watering needed Photo: famkoe · CC0 1.0

Treasure Flower

Gazania linearis

No watering needed Photo: Rachel Allingham · CC BY 4.0

Bush Lily

Clivia miniata

No watering needed Photo: Noelle Rudolph · CC BY 4.0

ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia

No watering needed

Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus

No watering needed Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

No watering needed Photo: Afsar Nayakkan · CC BY 4.0

Rooper's Red Hot Poker

Kniphofia rooperi

No watering needed Photo: Peter Warren · CC0 1.0

Balloon Plant

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

No watering needed Photo: AdventureLisa · CC0 1.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Pale smartweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Photo: Linda Jo Conn · CC BY 4.0

Vines5

Verticals and screens

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

No watering needed Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

Cape Honeysuckle

Tecoma capensis

No watering needed Photo: Bikash Kumar Sahoo · CC BY 4.0

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

No watering needed Photo: Afsar Nayakkan · CC BY 4.0

Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Ferns3

Shade and damp

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata

Photo: W Rao · CC BY 4.0

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

Succulents6

Dry and architectural

Jade Plant

Crassula ovata

No watering needed Photo: ebshupe · CC BY 4.0

Bulbine Lily

Bulbine frutescens

No watering needed Photo: charlie chaviano · CC0 1.0

Paddle Plant

Kalanchoe luciae

No watering needed Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Candelabra Aloe

Aloe arborescens

No watering needed Photo: Quentin Groom · CC0 1.0

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

Photo: Chris Sealys · CC BY 4.0

Pig's Ear

Cotyledon orbiculata 'var orbiculata'

No watering needed

Other native plants4

No growth type given

Blood Lily

Scadoxus multiflorus

No watering needed Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Falling Stars

Crocosmia aurea

No watering needed Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Little White Soldiers

Drimiopsis maculata

No watering needed Photo: Matthew Fainman · CC BY 4.0

Large Blue Scilla

Merwilla plumbea

No watering needed Photo: Peter Warren · CC0 1.0

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