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Native plants in Pietermaritzburg

39 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

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

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Trees3

Canopy and structure

Henkel's Yellowwood

Podocarpus henkelii

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

Shrubs7

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

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

Lobster Flower

Plectranthus neochilus

No watering needed Photo: Paul Hoekman · CC BY 4.0

Golden Selaginella

Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea'

Natal Bottlebrush

Greyia sutherlandii

Photo: Mahomed Desai · CC BY 4.0

Grasses5

Movement and texture

Umbrella Plant

Cyperus alternifolius

Photo: Adam J. Searcy · CC BY 4.0

Variegated Dwarf Umbrella Grass

Cyperus albostriatus 'Variegatus'

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

Perennials13

Seasonal colour

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

No watering needed Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

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

Hardy Sprengeri Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus 'Hardy Sprengeri'

No watering needed

Muskmelon

Cucumis melo

No watering needed Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

Orange River Lily

Crinum bulbispermum

No watering needed Photo: Peter Warren · CC0 1.0

Sutherland's Begonia

Begonia sutherlandii

Photo: Prince Molokomme · CC0 1.0

Sweet Siberian Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus 'Sweet Siberian'

No watering needed

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Vines5

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'

Muskmelon

Cucumis melo

No watering needed Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

Sweet Siberian Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus 'Sweet Siberian'

No watering needed

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

No watering needed Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Ferns5

Shade and damp

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica 'Western Hills'

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 Mt Haleakala

Adiantum hispidulum 'Mt Haleakala'

Sorrowful Fern

Polystichum luctuosum

Photo: jamie-aa · CC BY 4.0

Succulents5

Dry and architectural

Hobbit Jade Plant

Crassula ovata 'Hobbit'

No watering needed

Mountain Aloe

Aloe marlothii 'Flat Flowered Aloe'

No watering needed

Lobster Flower

Plectranthus neochilus

No watering needed Photo: Paul Hoekman · CC BY 4.0

Red Pagoda Plant Crassula Red Pagoda

Crassula capitella 'Red Pagoda'

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

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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