South Africa

Native plants in Durban

32 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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

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Trees3

Canopy and structure

White Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia nicolai

No watering needed 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

Shrubs5

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

Hardy Sprengeri Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus 'Hardy Sprengeri'

No watering needed

Lion's Tail

Leonotis leonurus

No watering needed Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Grasses5

Movement and texture

King Tut Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus 'King Tut'

Umbrella Plant

Cyperus alternifolius

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

Variegated Dwarf Umbrella Grass

Cyperus albostriatus 'Variegatus'

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

Perennials13

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

Laguna Dark Blue Lobelia

Lobelia erinus 'Laguna Dark Blue'

No watering needed

Calla Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

No watering needed Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0

Treasure Flower

Gazania rigens 'Otomi'

No watering needed

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

African Lily

Agapanthus praecox

No watering needed Photo: famkoe · CC0 1.0

Celadon ZZ Plant

Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Celadon'

No watering needed

Hardy Sprengeri Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus 'Hardy Sprengeri'

No watering needed

Rooper's Red Hot Poker

Kniphofia rooperi

No watering needed Photo: Peter Warren · CC0 1.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Vines3

Verticals and screens

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

No watering needed Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

Black-eyed Susan Vine

Thunbergia alata 'Black Eyed Susan Vine'

No watering needed

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

Macho Fern

Nephrolepis biserrata 'Macho'

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

Succulents2

Dry and architectural

Hobbit Jade Plant

Crassula ovata 'Hobbit'

No watering needed

Pig's Ear

Cotyledon orbiculata 'var orbiculata'

No watering needed

Other native plants3

No growth type given

Blood Lily

Scadoxus multiflorus

No watering needed Photo: Tom Field · 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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