South Africa

Native plants in Port Elizabeth

70 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

28 of them need no watering beyond Port Elizabeth’s own rainfall

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Trees5

Canopy and structure

White Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia nicolai

Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Pencil Tree

Euphorbia tirucalli

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · 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

Photo: Jimmy Whatmore · CC0 1.0

Shrubs24

Backbone planting

Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae

Photo: Jane le Roux · CC BY 4.0

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

Ivy Geranium

Pelargonium peltatum

No watering needed Photo: Henry de Lange · CC BY 4.0

Raspberry Lemonade Nemesia

Nemesia fruticans 'Raspberry Lemonade'

No watering needed

White Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia nicolai

Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · CC0 1.0

Candelabra Aloe

Aloe arborescens

Photo: Quentin Groom · CC0 1.0

Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

Cape Honeysuckle

Tecoma capensis

Photo: Bikash Kumar Sahoo · CC BY 4.0

Lion's Tail

Leonotis leonurus

Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Giant Honeyflower

Melianthus major

Photo: flamelily · CC0 1.0

Pink Breath of Heaven

Coleonema pulchellum

Photo: Di Turner · CC0 1.0

African bush daisy

Euryops chrysanthemoides

Photo: Tony Rodd · CC0 1.0

Pencil Tree

Euphorbia tirucalli

No watering needed Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Myrtle-Leaf Milkwort

Polygala myrtifolia

No watering needed Photo: Squid Wizard · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunshine Conebush

Leucadendron salignum

Photo: Andrew Gillespie · CC0 1.0

Bitterbuchu

Diosma hirsuta

Photo: Caroline Voget · CC BY 4.0

King Protea

Protea cynaroides

Photo: Marianne Le Roux · CC BY 4.0

Mallow

Anisodontea capensis

No watering needed

Rosea Ice Plant

Drosanthemum floribundum

No watering needed Photo: slick_stan · CC0 1.0

Pink Mink

Protea neriifolia

No watering needed Photo: Nicola van Berkel · CC BY 4.0

Hottentot Fig

Carpobrotus edulis

Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Natal Bottlebrush

Greyia sutherlandii

Photo: Mahomed Desai · CC BY 4.0

Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus aethiopicus

No watering needed Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Grasses9

Movement and texture

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

No watering needed Photo: Arnim Littek · CC BY 4.0

Ruby Grass

Melinis nerviglumis 'Ruby Grass'

Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra

Photo: ianrainbow · CC BY 4.0

Dwarf Umbrella Plant

Cyperus albostriatus 'Nanus'

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Knobby Club-rush

Ficinia nodosa

Photo: ttsquid · CC BY 4.0

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

Perennials23

Seasonal colour

Society Garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

No watering needed Photo: Анна Митрошенкова · CC BY 4.0

Red Hot Poker

Kniphofia uvaria

No watering needed Photo: Richard Littauer · CC BY 4.0

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

No watering needed Photo: William Harland · CC BY 4.0

Ivy Geranium

Pelargonium peltatum

No watering needed Photo: Henry de Lange · CC BY 4.0

Calla Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Photo: Petra Holland · CC BY 4.0

Treasure Flower

Gazania rigens

Photo: Henry de Lange · CC BY 4.0

Fortnight Lily African Iris

Dietes iridioides

Photo: Sunčana Bradley · CC BY 4.0

Fortnight Lily

Dietes grandiflora

Photo: Petra Holland · CC BY 4.0

African Lily

Agapanthus praecox

Photo: famkoe · CC0 1.0

Raspberry Lemonade Nemesia

Nemesia fruticans 'Raspberry Lemonade'

No watering needed

Treasure Flower

Gazania linearis

Photo: Rachel Allingham · CC BY 4.0

Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 1.0

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Photo: Afsar Nayakkan · CC BY 4.0

Azure Rush Geranium

Geranium incanum 'Azure Rush'

Rooper's Red Hot Poker

Kniphofia rooperi

Photo: Peter Warren · CC0 1.0

Balloon Plant

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Photo: AdventureLisa · CC0 1.0

Rosea Ice Plant

Drosanthemum floribundum

No watering needed Photo: slick_stan · CC0 1.0

Solar Fire Ursinia

Ursinia anthemoides 'Solar Fire'

No watering needed

Blood Lily

Haemanthus coccineus

No watering needed Photo: flamelily · CC0 1.0

Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Asparagus aethiopicus

No watering needed Photo: Shaun Swanepoel · CC BY 4.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Vines7

Verticals and screens

Cape Plumbago Blue Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

Photo: Michelle Lopez · CC0 1.0

Ivy Geranium

Pelargonium peltatum

No watering needed Photo: Henry de Lange · CC BY 4.0

String of Hearts

Ceropegia woodii

Photo: Simon Attwood · CC BY 4.0

Cape Honeysuckle

Tecoma capensis

Photo: Bikash Kumar Sahoo · CC BY 4.0

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Photo: Afsar Nayakkan · CC BY 4.0

Railroad Vine

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Photo: chiuluan · CC BY 4.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Ferns2

Shade and damp

Southern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Photo: Martin Purdy · CC BY 4.0

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

Succulents13

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

Zebra Haworthia

Haworthiopsis attenuata

No watering needed

Variegated Elephant Bush

Portulacaria afra 'Variegata'

No watering needed

Candelabra Aloe

Aloe arborescens

Photo: Quentin Groom · CC0 1.0

String of Buttons

Crassula perforata

No watering needed Photo: Di Turner · CC0 1.0

Coral Aloe

Aloe striata

No watering needed Photo: Christiaan Viljoen · CC BY 4.0

Propeller Plant

Crassula falcata

No watering needed Photo: Di Turner · CC0 1.0

African Milk Barrel

Euphorbia polygona

No watering needed Photo: Marianne Le Roux · CC BY 4.0

Ox Tongue

Gasteria obliqua

No watering needed Photo: Henry de Lange · CC BY 4.0

Baby Sun Rose

Mesembryanthemum cordifolium

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

Other native plants2

No growth type given

African Lily

Agapanthus praecox

Photo: famkoe · CC0 1.0

Little White Soldiers

Drimiopsis maculata

Photo: Matthew Fainman · CC BY 4.0

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