South Africa
Native plants in Johannesburg
99 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 (44), trees (33), perennials (21) · 77 of them need no watering beyond Johannesburg’s own rainfall
Showing 13 plants · 86 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees2
Canopy and structure
Shrubs2
Backbone planting
Grasses1
Movement and texture
Perennials4
Seasonal colour
Vines2
Verticals and screensSucculents3
Dry and architectural
Other native plants2
No growth type given
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