South Africa

Native plants in Pretoria

35 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

13 of them need no watering beyond Pretoria’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

Photo: Jimmy Whatmore · CC0 1.0

Shrubs5

Backbone planting

Rose Scented Geranium

Pelargonium graveolens 'Old Fashioned Rose'

No watering needed

Raspberry Lemonade Nemesia

Nemesia fruticans 'Raspberry Lemonade'

No watering needed

Hopseed Bush

Dodonaea viscosa

No watering needed Photo: insiderelic · 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

Grasses8

Movement and texture

Papyrus

Cyperus papyrus

Photo: Dave Richardson · CC BY 4.0

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'

Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra

Photo: ianrainbow · CC BY 4.0

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

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

Calla Lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Photo: Elias · CC BY 4.0

Spider Plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Photo: Petra Holland · CC BY 4.0

Rose Scented Geranium

Pelargonium graveolens 'Old Fashioned Rose'

No watering needed

Raspberry Lemonade Nemesia

Nemesia fruticans 'Raspberry Lemonade'

No watering needed

Muskmelon

Cucumis melo

No watering needed Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Photo: Afsar Nayakkan · CC BY 4.0

Bottle Gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Orange River Lily

Crinum bulbispermum

Photo: Peter Warren · CC0 1.0

Spotted Calla Lily

Zantedeschia albomaculata

Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 1.0

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Vogel · CC BY 4.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Southern Cattail

Typha domingensis

Photo: mattmsa · CC0 1.0

Pale smartweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Photo: Linda Jo Conn · CC BY 4.0

Vines5

Verticals and screens

Muskmelon

Cucumis melo

No watering needed Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0 1.0

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Photo: Afsar Nayakkan · CC BY 4.0

Bottle Gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

No watering needed Photo: Tyler Vogel · CC BY 4.0

Glory Lily Climbing Lily

Gloriosa superba

Photo: spellecchias · CC0 1.0

Ferns2

Shade and damp

Cretan Brake Fern

Pteris cretica

Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁 · CC BY 4.0

Ladder Brake

Pteris vittata 'Benzilan'

Succulents3

Dry and architectural

Mountain Aloe

Aloe marlothii 'Flat Flowered Aloe'

No watering needed

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

Falling Stars

Crocosmia aurea

Photo: Bruno - Yolande Zanette · CC BY 4.0

Leopard Lily

Ledebouria cooperi

Photo: Hildegard Klein · CC BY 4.0

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