South Africa
Native plants in Soweto
156 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 (55), perennials (40), grasses (35) · 75 of them need no watering beyond Soweto’s own rainfall
Showing 19 plants · 137 more are native here but not in the catalog yet
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Trees1
Canopy and structure
Shrubs3
Backbone planting
Grasses5
Movement and texture
Perennials7
Seasonal colour
Vines2
Verticals and screensFerns1
Shade and damp
Succulents3
Dry and architectural
Other native plants1
No growth type given
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