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Baby Coral Trees

By on April 15, 2009 in indigenous, tree

My brother has grown two coral trees from seed and Kirsty has volunteered to give them a good home  (I already have three in my garden). It really is an easy tree to propagate and is very rewarding in your garden.  It has beautiful, bright red flowers each spring (which attract the sunbirds) and loses [...]

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Any ideas about these little gems

By on March 19, 2009 in garden

I’ve been told they are indigenous and that they are also used as a protection plant of sorts in Zulu culture. That is all I know. Anyone got any more to say?

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Honeysuckle up a tree

By on February 27, 2009 in indigenous, tree

Just a short post – my Cape Honeysuckle has trailed up a Wild Fig tree and is flowering in the top branches.  The bright orange contrasts strikingly with the dark green fig leaves and as the tree grows its going to drag the honeysuckle up with it.  Its the start of a wonderful relationship …

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Indigenous Lantana

By on February 19, 2009 in indigenous

I remember as a kid getting lectured at school about the evils of lantana – I think I even went on a school trip to clear it out of our neighbourhood. Back then it was the number one invader species in Durban and everyone was out to get it (see more about invader species and, [...]

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Beautiful Ruttyruspolia

By on February 16, 2009 in indigenous

My Ruttyruspolia (semi-deciduous shrub, family acanthaceae) is currently flowering.  It has scrambled into a nearby coral tree and the flowers are hanging down between the branches, in great swoops.

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