South Africa
Native plants in Port Elizabeth
246 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 (91), perennials (60), trees (46) · 104 of them need no watering beyond Port Elizabeth’s own rainfall
Showing 41 plants · 205 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees3
Canopy and structure
Shrubs11
Backbone planting
Grasses4
Movement and texture
Perennials17
Seasonal colour
Vines2
Verticals and screensFerns2
Shade and damp
Succulents7
Dry and architectural
Other native plants2
No growth type given
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