South Africa

Native plants in Pietermaritzburg

63 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

44 of them need no watering beyond Pietermaritzburg’s own rainfall

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Trees5

Canopy and structure

Pencil Tree

Euphorbia tirucalli

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Henkel's Yellowwood

Podocarpus henkelii

Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · 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

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

African bush daisy

Euryops chrysanthemoides

No watering needed Photo: Tony Rodd · CC0 1.0

Lobster Flower

Plectranthus neochilus

No watering needed Photo: Paul Hoekman · CC BY 4.0

Pencil Tree

Euphorbia tirucalli

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Golden Selaginella

Selaginella kraussiana

Photo: Michael Berardozzi · CC BY 4.0

Natal Bottlebrush

Greyia sutherlandii

Photo: Mahomed Desai · CC BY 4.0

Grasses10

Movement and texture

Umbrella Plant

Cyperus alternifolius

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

Caterpillar Grass

Harpochloa falx

No watering needed Photo: Jimmy Whatmore · CC0 1.0

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

Perennials22

Seasonal colour

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

No watering needed Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

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

Photo: Noelle Rudolph · CC BY 4.0

Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus

No watering needed Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

Muskmelon

Cucumis melo

No watering needed Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

No watering needed Photo: Afsar Nayakkan · CC BY 4.0

Eyelash Spur Flower

Plectranthus ciliatus

No watering needed Photo: Tommy Forrest · CC0 1.0

Balloon Plant

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

No watering needed Photo: AdventureLisa · CC0 1.0

Orange River Lily

Crinum bulbispermum

No watering needed Photo: Peter Warren · CC0 1.0

Spotted Calla Lily

Zantedeschia albomaculata

Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 1.0

Sutherland's Begonia

Begonia sutherlandii

Photo: Prince Molokomme · CC0 1.0

Common Vervain

Verbena officinalis

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Vogel · CC BY 4.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Vines7

Verticals and screens

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

No watering needed Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

String of Hearts

Ceropegia woodii

No watering needed Photo: Simon Attwood · CC BY 4.0

Cape Honeysuckle

Tecoma capensis

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

Muskmelon

Cucumis melo

No watering needed Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

No watering needed Photo: Afsar Nayakkan · CC BY 4.0

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Vogel · CC BY 4.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Ferns5

Shade and damp

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica

Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Leatherleaf Fern

Rumohra adiantiformis

Photo: Hannah Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Hispidum Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum hispidulum

Photo: Tim Albers · CC BY 4.0

Sorrowful Fern

Polystichum luctuosum

Photo: jamie-aa · CC BY 4.0

Succulents9

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

Candelabra Aloe

Aloe arborescens

No watering needed Photo: Quentin Groom · CC0 1.0

Mountain Aloe

Aloe marlothii 'Flat Flowered Aloe'

No watering needed

Lobster Flower

Plectranthus neochilus

No watering needed Photo: Paul Hoekman · CC BY 4.0

Baby Sun Rose

Mesembryanthemum cordifolium

No watering needed Photo: Paweł Sadkowski · CC0 1.0

Red Pagoda Plant Crassula Red Pagoda

Crassula capitella 'Red Pagoda'

No watering needed

Pig's Ear

Cotyledon orbiculata 'var orbiculata'

No watering needed

Mistletoe Cactus

Rhipsalis baccifera

Photo: Chris Sealys · CC BY 4.0

Other native plants5

No growth type given

Blood Lily

Scadoxus multiflorus

No watering needed Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Bell Agapanthus

Agapanthus campanulatus

No watering needed Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 1.0

Falling Stars

Crocosmia aurea

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

African Night Pineapple Lily

Eucomis autumnalis 'African Night'

No watering needed

Leopard Lily

Ledebouria cooperi

No watering needed Photo: Hildegard Klein · CC BY 4.0

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