South Africa
Native plants in Pietermaritzburg
268 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 (84), trees (73), perennials (58) · 194 of them need no watering beyond Pietermaritzburg’s own rainfall
Showing 39 plants · 229 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees3
Canopy and structure
Shrubs7
Backbone planting
Grasses5
Movement and texture
Perennials13
Seasonal colour
Vines5
Verticals and screens
Ferns5
Shade and damp
Succulents5
Dry and architectural
Other native plants3
No growth type given
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