Groundcovers, Bulbs, & Creepers
A beautiful colour display can be created in the garden using indigenous groundcovers, be it a fast spreading species to cover a large area quickly, or a bulbous plants to pack a colour-punch.
Broad-Leaved Bulbine / Rooiwortel Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Needs protection Foilage: Evergreen Size: Fast growing medium-sized (7-10m) Flowers: Yellow on & off
Miniature Agapanthus / Klein Agapante Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 30cm x 30cm Flowers: White or blue in spring General: Excellen
Giant Agapanthus / Bloulelie Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 50cm x 30cm Flowers: White or Blue in spring General: Mass plant
Aptenia Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Low growing & fast spreading Flowers: Rose-red year-round General: Hassle-free groundcover
Blue Stars / Blousterre Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 40cm x 40cm Flowers: Blue in spring-summer General: Stunning flowers & a
Asparagus Fern Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Very Hardy Foilage: Deciduous Size: Medium - Large (8-12m) Flowers: Yellow in spring & summer General: Wat
Creeping Foxglove / isiHobe Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Semi-Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Fast spreading up to 25cm Flowers: White in autumn General: Covers
Bush Violet / Bosviooltjie Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Fairly Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 50cm x 40cm Flowers: Blue-violet in autumn General: Waterwise
Purple Bush Violet / Pers Bosviooltjie Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Semi-Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 60cm x 60cm Flowers: Deep purple in summer-autumn Gene
Pink Bush Violet / Pienk Bosviooltjie Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Semi-Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 60cm x 60cm Flowers: Deep purple in summer-autumn Gener
Bushy Bulbine / Wildekopieva / ibhucu Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 40cm x 30cm Flowers: Yellow in spring &a
Burn Jelly Plant / Balsem Kopieva Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 20cm x 30cm Flowers: Yellow or orange in spring-autumn General: Great for mass plant
Sour Fig / Hottentotsvy / umGongozi Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 30cm high Flowers: Bright pink in spring General: Prevents
Small num num / Klein noem noem Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Semi - Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 0.4m Flowers: White in spring & summer Gener
Weeping Anthericum Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Very Hardy Foilage: Semi-deciduous Size: 40cm Flowers: White flowers & decorative seeds year round General: Brin
Wild Cinereria / Geelblom Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 30cm Flowers: Yellow in spring-autumn General: Stunning when mass planted
Bush Lilly / Boslelie / uMayime Postion: Semi-shade - Shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 50cm Flowers: Orange in spring General: Stunning when planted im ma
Fairy Crassula / Feetjie Crassula / uMadinsane Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Semi-Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 30cm Flowers: Pink in winter General: Tidy plant
Ruby Crassula / Feetjie Crassula / uMadinsane Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Semi-Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 30cm Flowers: Pink in winter General: Tidy p
Orangeriver lily / Oranjerivierlelie / Umnduze Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Very Hardy Foilage: Deciduous Size: Up to 1m Flowers: Pink in spring & summer
Falling Stars / umLunge Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Dormant in winter Size: 60cm Flowers: Orange in summer General: Excellent cut-flower
Miniature papyrus Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 80cm Flowers: Decorative seeds General: Can be submerged in water
Vygie Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 10cm -15cm Flowers: White in summer General: Ideally suited to rockeries
Hairbell Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Fairly Hardy Foilage: Deciduous Size: 1.2m x 0.5m Flowers: Pink in spring & summer General: Low Maintenance & Fast Growing
Yellow Wild Iris / Poublom Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Very Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Clump forming up to 1.2m Flowers: Yellow in spring-summer General
Large Wild Iris / Groot Wildeiris / Isiqungasehlati Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Very Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Clump forming up to 1.2m Flowers: White & purple in
Silver Carpet Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Very Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Fast spreading up to 5cm Flowers: Yellow throughout the year General: Can handle traffic over it
White Carpet / Witoortjies Postion: Semi-shade - Shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Fast spreading up to 5cm Flowers: White in spring General: Ideal between
Kingfisher Daisy Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 40cm Flowers: Blue flowers year-round General: Decorative border
Pineapple flower / Wildepynappel / Umathunga Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Very Hardy Foilage: Deciduous Size: 60cm high Flowers: Green-Yellow flowers in Summer General:
Cape Holly / Without / iPhuphuma Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 40cm Flowers: Blue year-round General: Decorative border
Gazania / Botterblom Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Fairly Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Fast spreading up to 30cm Flowers: Orange-red in spring-summer General: Mass plant or
Creeping Gazania / Rankbotterblom Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Fast spreading up to 15cm Flowers: Yellow in spring-summer General: Stabilizes emban
African Potato / Rooiwortel / Inkomfe Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Very Hardy Foilage: Deciduous Size: 0.4m Flowers: Yellow in summer General: Water
Star Lilly / Afrika-patat / iLabatheka Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Deciduous Size: 0.3m Flowers: Yellow in summer General: Highly medicinal
Common Rush / Biesie / Incema Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 60cm Flowers: Decorative seeds General: Wetland plant
Red Hot Poker Postion: Sun Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 50cm - 1.2m Flowers: Orange-Yellow General: A favourite amongst birds
Dainty Poker Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Fairly Hardy Foilage: Deciduous Size: 0.3m Flowers: Yellow in spring & summer General: Waterwise / Attracts ne
Van Staden's River Daisy / Bergbietou Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Fairly Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: 0.3m x 0.4m Flowers: Various in spring & su
Speckled Spur Flower / Gespikkelde Muishondblaar Postion: Semi-shade to Shade Frost tolerance: Fairly Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Trailing 0.4m x 0.6m Flowers: White Autumn
Madagascar Spur Flower / Madagaskar muishondblaar Postion: Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Fairly Hardy Foilage: Semi-Deciduous Size: 0.4m x 0.5m Flowers: White in Autum
Blue Squill / Blouberglelie / Ingidunza Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Dormant in winter Size: 40cm Flowers: Blue in summer General: Highly medicin
Flowering Ivy Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Semi-Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Creeper Flowers: Yellow year-round General: Waterwise
Trailing Phlox / Rankende Floks Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Fairly Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Fast spreading up to 20cm high Flowers: White General: C
Black-eyed Susan / Swartoognooi / isiPhondo Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Semi-Hardy Foilage: Semi-deciduous Size: Creeper Flowers: Yellow or Orange in summer & throughou
Wild Garlic / Wildeknoffel Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Fast growing to 35cm Flowers: Purple in summer General: Waterwise&n
Variegated Garlic / Wildeknoffel Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Evergreen Size: Fast growing to 40cm Flowers: Purple in summer & throughout the y
Watsonia Postion: Sun - Semi-shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Species dependant Size: 50cm - 1.5m Flowers: Various General: Stunning colourful effect when planted betwee
Arum Lilly / Varkoor / iHlukwe Postion: Sun - Shade Frost tolerance: Hardy Foilage: Deciduous Size: 60cm - 1.2m Flowers: White in spring General: Excellent cut-flower