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Herbaceous shrubs 2011
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These are the plants we rely on for seasonal colour displays. Generally they are not as long-lived as the woody shrubs but will thrive for several years if rejuvenated and nurtured by cutting back appropriately, feeding well and mulching. Combine them with groundcovers and foliage plants. The range of indigenous herbaceous plants provides for both spare, formal effects and natural, informal plantings.
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Aeollanthus parvifolius
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Pink Spur Bush
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Low semi-succulent shrublet for sun, pretty pale pink flowers
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Anisodontea scabrosa
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Classic Cerise Mallow
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Shrub for sun with profuse larger cerise flowers
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Asparagus macowanii
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Zulu Asparagus
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Shrub, 2m, semi-shade. Plumed branches. Good potplant.
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Barleria albostellata
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Grey Bush Barleria
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2m shrub, sun/dry light shade, attractive foliage; white flowers.
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Barleria delagoensis
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Gold Barleria Shrub
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1 m, sun, orange flowers, hardy
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Begonia homonyma
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Large-leaved Wild Begonia
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Up to 1m, shade, white-pink flowers, rare
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Chrysanthemoides monilifera
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Bush Tick-berry
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Semi-succulent shrub, sun, profuse yellow flowers. Good for beachfront/exposed areas.
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Dermatobotrys saundersii
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Tree Jockey
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Rare epiphyte, semi-shade. Red flowers. Pot plant. Birds.
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Dissotis canescens
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Pink Wild Tibouchina
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1m shrub, sun, marshy soil, brilliant pink flowers.
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Dissotis princeps
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Wild Tibouchina
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1,5m upright shrub with mauve or white flowers, damp soil in sun.
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Dyschoriste rogersii
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Blue Joy
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50 cm, sun, profuse mauve flowers
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Eriocephalus africanus
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Wild Rosemary
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1m, sun, profuse white flowers, fluffy seeds, culinary herb.
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Euryops pectinatus
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Golden Daisy Bush
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Medium shrub,1m, sun. Profuse gold daisies and variegated foliage.
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Euryops pectinatus (varieg.)
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Golden Daisy Bush
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Medium shrub,1m, sun. Profuse gold daisies and variegated foliage.
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Euryops virgineus
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Honey Euryops
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Shrub 1.5m, sun, well-drained soil; profuse yellow flowers.
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Gomphostigma virgatum
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River Stars
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1m lax shrub, sun/semi, charming white flowers, likes damp soil.
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Helichrysum cooperii
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Yellow Everlasting
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1m, sun single-stemmed plant, bright gold flowers
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Helichrysum populifolium
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Poplar Helichrysum
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2m, sun/semi-shade, decorative grey leaves. Cream flowers.
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Hemizygia obermeyerae
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Mauve Mist
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1m bushy shrub, sun, prolific pink flowers.
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Hibiscus calyphyllus
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Yellow Wild Hibiscus
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Shrub, 1m, sun, beautiful large yellow flowers with maroon centres.
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Hibiscus pedunculatus
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Forest Pink Hibiscus
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Small shrub, light shade, pretty pink flowers.
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Hypoestes aristata
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Ribbon Bush
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1m, sun/semi, profuse white to mauve flowers, butterflies.
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Hypoestes aristata W
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Ribbon Bush
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60cm, sun/semi-shade, white flowers, attracts bees and butterflies
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Hypoestes aristata W
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White Ribbon Bush
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60cm, sun/semi-shade, white flowers, attracts bees and butterflies
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Justicia campylostemon
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Honey Justicia
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3m, damp shade, cream flowers, attracts insects
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Justicia capensis
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Money Plant
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1m, light shade, pink flowers, neat, attracts insects
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Leonotis intermedia
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Broad-leaved Leonotis
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Smallish shrub with textured leaves and typical inflorescence
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Leonotis leonurus
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Wild Dagga
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Compact form, full sun,orange flowers for sunbirds
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Leonotis leonurus
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Wild Dagga
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2m shrub, sun, orange flowers in winter and spring attract sunbirds.
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Leonotis leonurus W
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White Wild Dagga
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2m, full sun, white form less often found
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Ludwigia octovalvis
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Shrubby Ludwigia
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1m, damp sun, yellow flowers. Birds eat the seeds. Attracts butterflies.
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Ocimum americanum
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Wild Basil
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1m, semi-shade, white flowers attract insects, culinary
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Orthosiphon labiatus
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Shell Bush
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1m compact bush, sun, pink flowers all year. Butterflies.
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Pavonia praemorsa
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Yellow Mallow
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1m, sun/semi-shade; delightful yellow mini-hibiscus flowers fade to orange.
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Pelargonium capitatum
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Rose-scented Pelargonium
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Scandent, scented leaves, pink-purple flower clusters
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Pelargonium zonale X
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Horseshoe Geranium
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Bright coloured shrublets for containers in sun
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Peristrophe cernua
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False Buckwheat
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Fast-growing sprawler, sun, profuse pink-purple flowers, attracts birds and butterflies
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Petalidium oblongifolium
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Bloubos
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Blue flowered little plant, grey leaves, 50cm, full sun
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Phygelius aequalis R
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River Bell
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1m soft shrub, sun, pretty red flowers, damp soil.
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Phygelius aequalis Y
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River Bell
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1m soft shrub for Kloof and inland sunny damp places, pretty yellow flowers.
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Plectranthus ecklonii 'Blue'
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Purple Spur-flower
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1m shrub, delightful purple-blue flowers, light shade.
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Plectranthus ecklonii pink
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Pink Spur-flower
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1m shrub, delightful pink flowers, light shade.
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Plectranthus ecklonii 'W'
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White Spur-flower
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1m shrub, delightful white flowers, light shade.
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Plectranthus fruticosus 'Coral Cloud'
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'Coral Cloud'
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Soft shrub for shade, lovely pink flowers, attracts butterflies
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Plectranthus saccatus
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Stoep Jacaranda
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1m shrub, profuse mauve-blue flowers, light shade.
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Plectranthus saccatus
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Stoep Jacaranda
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1m shrub, profuse mauve-blue flowers, light shade.
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Plectranthus sp. X 'Mona Lavender'
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Mona Lavender
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50cm, light shade, pretty mauve flowers
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Plectranthus zuluensis
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Zulu Spur-flower
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50cm sprawling, semi-shade, pretty white/blue flowers.
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Plectranthus zuluensis 'B'
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Zulu Spur-flower
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50cm sprawling, semi-shade, pretty blue flowers.
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Plumbago auriculata
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White Plumbago
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2m, sprawling, sun, profuse white flowers, butterflies.
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Plumbago auriculata
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Blue Plumbago
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2m, sprawling, sun, profuse white flowers, butterflies.
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Plumbago zeylanica
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White Wild Plumbago
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1.5m, shade, white flowers, spreads
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Polygala fruticosa
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Knysna Polygala
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50cm, sun, lovely purple-pink flowers
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Polygala virgata
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Purple Broom
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Soft upright shrub, sun, pink flowers all year. Rewarding.
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Portulacaria afra
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Spekboom
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Shrub, sun. Holds soil. Pink flowers. Edible leaves.
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Portulacaria afra 'aurea'
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Spekboom
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Low spreading succulent shrublet with gold foliage
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Pycnostachys reticulata
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Slender Pycnostachys
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Slender upright shrub found in swamps, blue flowers
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Ruttyruspolia sp. X
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"Phyllis van Heerden"
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1m shrub, sun. Long-flowering pink flowers.
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Salvia africana lutea
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Beach Salvia
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1.5m, sun, yellow to brown flowers, birds.
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Salvia africana-caerulea
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Blue Strand Salvia
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2m, sun, sandy soil; blue flowers; tea soothes coughs
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Salvia chamelaeagnea
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Blue Salvia
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1m, sun, sprawling shrub, spikes of light blue flowers.
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Salvia dolomitica
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Grey Sage
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Grey-leaved shrub 1-2 m for sun, mauve and cream flowers
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Sclerochiton harveyanus
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Blue Lips
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2m, semi-shade, blue flowers
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Sclerochiton odoratissimus
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White Lips
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2m, semi-shade, white flowers
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Selago canescens
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Blue Haze
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50 cm, sun, decorative plumes of lilac-mauve flowers
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Senecio angulatus
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Senecio shrub
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Sprawling shrub for sun, attractive foliage, yellow flowers
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Senecio angulatus
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Variegated Senecio shrub
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Sprawling shrub for sun, attractive foliage, yellow flowers
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Senecio barbertonicus
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Succulent Bush Senecio
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1m, sun, dry sandy soil, yellow flowers, low-maintenance.
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Senecio brachypodus
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Dune Climbing Senecio
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Scrambler with yellow flowers. Attracts butterflies.
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Senecio haygarthii
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Haygarth's Senecio
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1m, shrubby, bicoloured leaves, profuse yellow flowers
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Senecio oxyodontus
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Canary Bush
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2m, sun/semi, fast-growing, sprawling. Bright yellow flowers
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Syncolostemon densiflorus
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Pink Plume
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1-2m, sun, bright pink flowers, aromatic
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Syncolostemon rotundifolius
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Round-leaved Pink Plume
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1-2m, sun; pink-mauve flowers; seldom found in nurseries
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Tephrosia grandiflora
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Pink Pea Shrub
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1-2m, sun, annual, prolific flowering, self-seeding
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Tetradenia riparia
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Iboza / Ginger Bush
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Fast-growing shrub 3m, sun, lilac plumes, medicinal, birds.
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Thorncroftia longiflora
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Pink Puff
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Semi-succulent shublet with stunning pink flowers
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Thunbergia natalensis
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Blue Thunbergia
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Attractive blue-flowered small shrub for semi-shade
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Tinnea barbata
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Bluedragon Bush
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2m, sun/semi-shade. Pretty, purple flowers.
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Vernonia tigna
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Uhlunguhlungu, Swartteebossie
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Upright shrub to 1.5 m. Wide range of medicinal uses.
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