Plant of the Week

Contributed by staff of the National Botanical Gardens

Summer 2005/6

26 Dec - 2 Jan - Acacia erioloba (Walter Sisulu NBG)
19 Dec - 25 Dec - Croton gratissimus (Walter Sisulu NBG)
12 Dec - 18 Dec - Pseudoselago serrata (Harold Porter NBG)
5 Dec -11 Dec - Erica fastigiata (Harold Porter NBG)

Spring 2005

28 Nov - 4 Dec - Gomphocarpus fruticosus (Pretoria NBG)
21 Nov - 27 Nov - Panicum maximum (Pretoria NBG)
14 Nov - 20 Nov - Rothmannia globosa (Pretoria NBG)
7 Nov - 13 Nov - Anemone fannini (KwaZulu-Natal NBG)
31 Oct - 6 Nov - Syncolostemon rotundifolius (KwaZulu-Natal NBG)
24Oct - 30 Oct - Tridactyle bicaudata (KwaZulu-Natal NBG)
17 Oct- 23 Oct - Podocarpus latifolius (Walter Sisulu NBG)
10 Oct - 16 Oct - Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Walter Sisulu NBG)
3 Oct - 9 Oct - Cussonia transvaalensis ( Walter Sisulu NBG)
26 Sept - 2 Oct - Diospyros lycioides (Free State NBG)
19 Sept - 25 Sept - Rhus dentata (Free State NBG)
12 Sept - 18 Sept - Erica leucotrachela (Harold Porter NBG)
5 Sept - 11 Sept - Prionium serratum ( Harold Porter NBG)

Winter 2005

29 Aug- 4 Sept - Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (Harold Porter NBG)
22 Aug - 28 Aug - Boophane disticha (Pretoria NBG)
15 Aug - 21 Aug - Dombeya pulchra (Pretoria NBG)
8 Aug - 14 Aug - Crassula atropurpurea (Karoo Desert NBG)
1 Aug - 7 Aug - Euphorbia stellispina (Karoo Desert NBG)
25 July - 31 July - Lithops (Karoo Desert NBG)
18 July - 24 July - Hoodia gordonii (Karoo Desert NBG)
11 July - 17 July - Hoslundia opposita (Lowveld NBG)
4 July - 10 July - Becium obovatum (Lowveld NBG)
27 June - 3 July - Ochna pulchra (Pretoria NBG)
20 June - 26 June - Faidherbia albida (Pretoria NBG)
13 June - 19 June - Acacia polyacantha (Walter Sisulu NBG)
6 June - 12 June - Mimusops zeyherii (Walter Sisulu Garden)

Autumn (Fall) 2005

30 May - 5 JUne - Berchemia zeyheri (Walter Sisulu NBG)
23 May - 29 May - Rhus leptodictya (Walter Sisulu NBG)
16 May - 22 May - Bauhinia tomentosa (Lowveld NBG)
9 May - 15 May - Pelargonium transvaalense (Lowveld NBG)
2 May - 8 May - Crassula rupestris (Karoo Desert NBG)
25 April - 1 May - Dioscorea elephantipes (Karoo Desert NBG)
18 Apr - 24 Apr- Nymania capensis (Karoo Desert NBG)
11 Apr - 17 Apr - Pelargonium grossularioides (Harold Porter NBG)
4 Apr - 10 Apr - Rapanea melanophloeos (Harold Porter NBG)
28 Mar - 3 Apr - Cussonia thyrsifolia (Harold Porter NBG)
21 Mar - 27 Mar - Buddleja loricata (Free State NBG)
14 Mar - 20 Mar - Rhus discolor (Free State NBG)
7 Mar - 13 Mar - Acoris calamus (Pretoria NBG)

Summer 2004/2005

28 Feb - 6 Mar - Euphorbia cooperi (Pretoria NBG)
21 Feb - 27 Feb - Acacia nilotica subsp.kraussiana (Pretoria NBG)
14 Feb - 20 Feb - Burchellia bubalina (Pretoria NBG)
7 Feb - 13 Feb - Stenoglottis woodii (KwaZulu -Natal NBG)
31 jan - 6 Feb - Oplismenus hirtellus (KwaZulu-Natal NBG)
24 Jan - 30 Jan - Strychnos spinosa (Lowveld NBG)
17 Jan - 23 Jan - Tabernaemontana ventricosa (Lowveld NBG)
10 Jan - 16 Jan - Syncolostemon latidens (KwaZulu-Natal NBG)
3 Jan - 9 Jan - Vernonia galpinii (KwaZulu-Natal NBG)
27 Dec - 2 Jan - Ekebergia capensis (Walter Sisulu NBG)
20 Dec - 26 Dec - Cussonia spicata (Walter Sisulu NBG)
13 Dec - 19 Dec - Metalasia muricata (Harold Porter NBG)
6 Dec - 12 Dec - Phylica pubescens (Harold Porter NBG)

Spring 2004

29 Nov - 5 Dec - Oncoba spinosa (Pretoria NBG)
22 Nov - 28 Nov - Galpinia transvaalica (Pretoria NBG)
15 Nov - 21 Nov - Vepris lanceolata (Pretoria NBG)
8 Nov - 14 Nov - Kniphofia gracilis (Natal NBG)
1 Nov - 7 Nov - Polystachya pubescens ( Natal NBG)
25 Oct - 31Oct -Crinum moorei (Natal NBG)
18 Oct - 24 Oct - Harpephyllum caffrum (Walter Sisulu NBG)
11Oct - 17 Oct - Phoenix reclinata (Walter Sisulu NBG)
4 Oct - 10 Oct - Spirostachys africana (Walter Sisulu NBG)
27 Sep - 3 Oct - Tulbaghia violacea (Free State NBG)
20 Sep - 26 Sep - Melianthus comosus (Free State NBG)
13 Sep - 19 Sep - Syzygium cordatum (Harold Porter NBG)
5 Sep - 12 Sep - Helichrysum petiolare (Harold Porter NBG)

Winter 2004

30 Aug - 5 Sep - Millettia grandis (Pretoria NBG)
23 Aug - 29 Aug - Ximenia caffra (Pretoria NBG)
16 Aug - 22 Aug - Ammocharis longifolia (Karoo Desert NBG)
9 Aug - 15 Aug - Brunsvigia josephinae (Karoo Desert NBG)
2 Aug - 8 Aug - Pelargonium crithmifolium (Karoo Desert NBG)
26 July - 1 Aug - Pelargonium echinatum (Karoo Desert NBG)
19 July - 25 July - Ilex mitis (Harold Porter, NBG)
12 July - 18 July - Encephalartos inopinis (Lowveld NBG)
5 July - 11 July - Euphorbia ingens (Lowveld NBG)
28 June - 4 July - Rothmannia capensis (Pretoria NBG)
21 June - 27 June - Asystasia gangetica (Pretoria NBG)
14 June - 20 June - Combretum bracteosum (Walter Sisulu NBG)
7 June - 13 June - Pappea capensis (Walter Sisulu NBG)
31 May - 6 June - Plectranthus neochilus (Lowveld NBG)

Autumn (Fall) 2004

24 May - 30 May - Lippia javanica (Lowveld NBG)
17 May - 23 May - Pelargonium tongaense (Lowveld NBG)
10 May - 16 May - Kirkia wilmsii (Lowveld NBG)
3 May - 6 May - Cadaba aphylla (Karoo Desert NBG)
26 April - 2 May - Nerine humilis (Karoo Desert NBG)
19 Apr - 25 Apr - Aloe dichotoma var. ramosissima (Karoo Desert NBG)
12 Apr- 18 Apr- Tetragona decumbens (Harold Porter NBG)
5 Apr - 11 Apr - Chironia baccifera (Harold Porter NBG)
29 Mar - 4 Apr - Carissa macrocarpa (Harold Porter NBG)
23 Mar - 28 Mar - Bulbine frutescens (Free State NBG)
15 Mar - 21 Mar - Cotyledon orbiculata (Free State NBG)
8 Mar - 14 Mar - Erythrina zeyheri (Pretoria NBG)
1 Mar - 7 Mar - Vangueria infausta (Pretoria NBG)

Summer 2002/2003

23 Feb - 29 Feb - Engelerophytum magalismontanum (Pretoria NBG)
16 Feb - 22 Feb -Catha edulis (Witwatersrand NBG)
9 Feb - 15 Feb - Adansonia digitata (Witwatersrand NBG)
2 Feb - 8 Feb - Crassula streyi (Natal NBG)
26 Jan - 1 Feb - Dracosciadium italae (Natal NBG)
19 Jan - 25 Jan - Colophospermum mopane (Witwatersrand NBG)
12 Jan - 18 Jan - Vernonia hirsuta (Natal NBG)
5 Jan - 11 Jan - Pentanisia prunelloides (Natal NBG)
29 Dec - 4 Jan 2020 - Aptosimum procumbens (Karoo Desert NBG)
22 Dec - 28 Dec - Ehretia rigida (Witwatersrand NBG)
15 Dec - 21 Dec - Kniphofia ensifolia (Witwatersrand NBG)
8 Dec - 14 Dec - Kniphofia linearifolia (Witwatersrand NBG)
1 Dec - 7 Dec - Mystacidium capense (Natal NBG)

Spring 2003

24 Nov - 30 Nov - Ansellia africana (Natal NBG)
17 Nov - 23 Nov - Haemanthus coccineus (Harold Porter NBG)
10 Nov - 16 Nov - Satyrium carneum (Harold Porter NBG)
3 Nov - 9 Nov - Acacia sieberiana var. woodii (Pretoria NBG)
27 Oct - 2 Nov - Sclerocarya birrea (Pretoria NBG)
20 Oct - 26 Oct - Cordia caffra (Pretoria NBG)
13 Oct - 20 Oct - Heteromorpha arborescens (Free State NBG)
6 Oct - 12 Oct - Nerine laticoma (Free State NBG)
29 Sep - 5 Oct - Rhigozum obovatum (Free State NBG)
22 Sep - 28 Sep - Rhus ciliata (Free State NBG)
15 Sep - 21 Sep - Nymphoides indica (Witwatersrand NBG)
8 Sep - 14 Sep - Kniphofia leucocephala (Natal NBG)
1 Sep - 7 Sep - Gerbera aurantiaca (Natal NBG)

Winter 2003

25 Aug - 31 Aug - Crocosmia aurea (Witwatersrand NBG)
18 Aug - 24 Aug - Lampranthus haworthii (Karoo Desert NBG)
11 Aug - 17 Aug - Combretum mossambicense (Pretoria NBG)
4 Aug - 810 Aug - Kigelia africana (Pretoria NGB)
28 July -3 Aug - Haworthia maxima (Karoo Desert NBG)
21 July - 27 July - Lampranthus aureus (Karoo Desert NBG)
14 July - 20 July - Aloe microstigma (Karoo Desert NBG)
7 July - 13 July - Combretum kraussii (Lowveld NBG)
30 June - 6 July - Combretum erythrophyllum (Lowveld NBG)
23 June - 29 June - Combretum microphyllum (Lowveld NBG)
16 June - 22 June - Erica patersonia (Harold Porter NBG and Kirstenbosch NBG)
9 June - 15 June - Witsenia maura (Harold Porter NBG)
2 June - 8 June - Hypoxis colchicifolia (Natal NBG)

Autumn (Fall) 2003

26 May - 1 June - Alepidea amatymbica (Natal NBG)
19 May - 25 May - Crinum paludosum (Witwatersrand NBG)
12 May - 18 May - Dovyalis caffra (Witwatersrand NBG)
5 May - 11 May - Bolusanthus speciosus (Pretoria NBG)
28 April - 4 May - Baleria repens (Pretoria NBG)
21 Apr - 27 Apr - Encephalartos lehmannii (Lowveld NBG)
14 Apr - 20 Apr - Encephalartos lebomboensis (Lowveld NBG)
7 Apr - 13 Apr - Encephalartos horridus (Lowveld NBG)
31 Mar - 6 Apr - Drosanthemum floribundum (Karoo Desert NBG)
24 Mar - 30 Mar - Nivenia stokoei (Harold Porter NBG)
17 Mar - 23 Mar - Brunsvigia orientalis (Harold Porter NBG)
10 Mar - 16 Mar - Schotia afra var..afra (Karoo Desert NBG)
3 Mar - 9 Mar - Pterocarpus rotundifolius (Pretoria NBG)

Summer 2002/2003

24 Feb - 2 Mar - Melinis nerviglumis (Natal NBG)
17 Feb - 23 Feb - Harpochloa falx (Natal NBG)
10 Feb - 16 Feb - Ficus sur (Witwatersrand NBG)
3 Feb - 9 Feb - Pterocarpus angolensis (Witwatersrand NBG)
27 jan - 2 Feb - Rhus chirindensis ( Witwatersrand NBG)
20 Jan - 26 Jan - Acacia galpinii (Pretoria NBG)
12 Jan - 19 Jan - Podocarpus falcatus (Pretoria NBG)
6 Jan - 12 Jan - Leucospermum saxosum (Pretoria NBG)
29 Dec - 5 Jan - Aloe plicatilis (Harold Porter NBG)
23 Dec - 29 Dec - Psoralea pinnata (Harold Porter NBG)
16 Dec - 22 Dec - Phylica buxifolia (Harold Porter NBG)
9 Dec - 15 Dec - Struthiola myrsinites (Harold Porter NBG)
2 Dec - 8 Dec - Kiggelaria africana (Pretoria NBG)

Spring 2002

25 Nov - 1 Dec - Pavetta gardeniifolia (Pretoria NBG)
18 Nov - 24 Nov - Olea europaea subsp.africana (Pretoria NBG)
11 Nov - 17 Nov - Buddleja auriculata (Pretoria NBG)
4 Nov - 10 Nov - Freylinia lanceolata (Pretoria NBG)
28 Oct - 3 Nov - Rhus erosa (Free State NBG)
21 Oct - 27 Oct - Cussonia paniculata (Free State NBG)
14 Oct - 20 Oct - Ensete ventricosum (Natal NBG)
7 Oct - 13 Oct - Gerbera jamesonii (Natal NBG)
30 Sep - 6 Oct - Dermatobotrys saundersii (Natal NBG)
23 Sep - 29 Sep - Aloe tenuior (Natal NBG)
16 Sep - 22 Sep - Kleinia fulgens ( Natal NBG)
9 Sep - 15 Sep - Senecio haworthii (Karoo Desert NBG)
2 Sep- 8 Sep - Tylecodon paniculata (Karoo Desert NBG)

Winter 2002

26 Aug- 1 Sep - Drosanthemum speciosum ( Karoo Desert NBG)
19 Aug - 25 Aug - Cyphostemma juttae ( Karoo Desert NBG)
12 Aug - 18 Aug - Aloe dichotoma (Karoo Desert NBG)

Plants contributed by the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden.
January 2001-August 2002.

Winter 2002

5 Aug - 11 Aug - Kniphofia species
29 Jul - 4 Aug - Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
22 Jul - 28 Jul - Jamesbrittenia grandiflora
15 Jul - 21 Jul - Nemesia fruticans
8 Jul - 14 Jul - Dimorphotheca sinuata
1 Jul - 7 Jul - Strelitzia nicolai
24 Jun - 30 Jun - Heteropyxis natalensis
17 Jun - 23 Jun - Dietes bicolor
10 Jun - 16 Jun - Leucosidea sericea
3 Jun - 9 Jun - Rhus lancea

Autumn (Fall) 2002

27 May - 2 June - Tarchonanthus camphoratus
20 May - 26 May - Diascia rigescens
13 May - 19 May - Syzygium pondoense
6 May - 12 May - Buxus macowanii
29 Apr - 5 May - Setaria megaphylla
22 Apr - 28 Apr - Dovyalis zeyheri
15 Apr - 21 Apr - Cassinopsis ilicifolia
8 Apr - 16 Apr - Rhamnus prinoides
1 Apr - 7 Apr - Acacia xanthophloea
25 Mar - 31 Mar - Blechnum tabulare
18 Mar - 24 Mar - Plectranthus saccatus
11 Mar - 17 Mar - Siphonochilus aethiopicus
4 Mar-10 Mar - Aloe polyphylla

Summer 2001/2002

25 Feb - 3 Mar - Encephalartos ferox
18 Feb - 24 Feb - Aloe peglerae
11 Feb - 17 Feb - Calopsis paniculata
4 Feb -10 Feb - Nuxia oppositifolia
28 Jan - 3 Feb - Pittosporum viridiflorum
21 Jan - 27 Jan - Dietes grandiflora
14 Jan - 20 Jan - Portulacaria afra
7 Jan - 13 Jan - Buddleja saligna
31 Dec - 6 Jan - Acacia karroo
24 Dec - 30 Dec - Aloe verecunda
17 Dec - 23 Dec - Orthosiphon labiatus
10 Dec - 16 Dec - Plumbago auriculata
3 Dec - 9 Dec - Gomphostigma virgatum

Spring 2001

26 Nov - 2 Dec - Geranium incanum
19 Nov - 25 Nov - Grewia occidentalis
5 Nov - 18 Nov - Zantedeschia aethiopica
29 Oct - 4 Nov - Maerua cafra
22 Oct - 28 Oct - Acacia caffra
15 Oct - 21 Oct - Crinum bulbispermum
8 Oct - 14 Oct - Scadoxus puniceus
1 Oct - 7 Oct - Mackaya bella
24 Sep - 30 Sep - Tapinanthus rubromarginatus
17 Sep - 23 Sep - Dombeya rotundifolia
10 Sep - 16 Sep - Freylinia tropica
3 Sep - 9 Sep - Erythrina acanthocarpa

Winter 2001

26 Aug - 2 Sep - Acokanthera oppositifolia
20 Aug - 26 Aug - Clivia miniata
13 Aug - 19 Aug - Condropetalum tectorum
6 Aug - 12 Aug - Buddleja salviifolia
30 July - 5 Aug - Aloe striata
23 July - 29 July - Aloe ferox
16 July - 22 July - Cotyledon barbeyi
9 July - 15 July - Aloe pluridens
2 July - 8 July - Hypoestes aristata var. aristata 'Purple Haze'
25 June - 1 July - Tetradenia riparia
18 June - 24 June - Aloe mutabilis
11 June - 17 June - Euryops pectinatus
4 June - 10 June - Aloe arborescens

Autumn 2001

28 May - 3 June - Dombeya autumnalis
20 May - 27 May - Kalanchoe rotundifolia
14 May - 20 May - Acacia ataxacantha
7 May - 13 May - Dombeya burgessiae
30 Apr - 6 May - Clivia gardenii
22 Apr - 29 Apr - Tecomaria capensis
12 Apr - 22 Apr - Leonotis leonurus
9 Apr - 15 Apr - Plectranthus
2 Apr - 8 Apr - Dissotis canescens
26 Mar - 1 Apr - Aloe cooperi
19 Mar - 25 Mar - Barleria greenii
12 Mar - 18 Mar - Aloe reitzii var. reitzii
5 Mar - 11 Mar - Cunonia capensis

Summer 2001

26 Feb - 4 Mar - Strelitzia reginae
19 Feb - 25 Feb - Agapanthus inapertus
12 Feb - 18 Feb - Bauhinia galpinii
5 Feb - 11 Feb - Protea caffra
29 Jan - 4 Feb - Gloriosa superba
22 Jan - 29 Jan - Ipomoea albivenia
15 Jan - 21 Jan - Erythrina humeana
8 Jan - 18 Jan - Thunbergia natalensis
1 Jan - 7 Jan - Hesperantha coccinea

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Contributed by staff of the National Botanical Gardens

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Plants contributed by the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden. January 2001-August 2002.

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Plants contributed by the Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden.
January 2001-August 2002.