Bridget Kitley, bubbly personality of TV program ‘Free Spirit’ that is an expert on herbs, gave a talk at the Durbanville Garden Expo in CT over the weekend.
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Iboza!
Iboza Riparia is an indigenous, winter-flowering shrub that grows to about 1.5 metres tall. The species name, riparia, shows that it grows naturally on river banks. Iboza is super easy to grow from cuttings and can grow up to around 80cm a year. It has pretty, petite, white flowers. Iboza has been effectively used for [...]
Snake Charms
One of my all time favourite indigenous plants, and also very popular with landscapers in Durban, is the Wild Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea or Isihaqa). It grows in clumps of grey-green, strappy leaves that smell strongly of garlic when bruised or, in fact, even when watered. Beautiful purple flowers appear at the end of stalks throughout [...]
Bulbine latifolia
This is a really cool little plant with some really interesting uses. Traditional healers in South Africa use the sap of the plant to treat eczema and similar skin conditions while the tuber of the plant is used to quell vomiting and diarrhoea. I think it is also being investigated to determine if it has [...]
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