Tricalysia galpinii (Rubiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt "Rock Jackal-coffee", shrub / multistemmed small tree, thick leathery glossy lvs, small white sweetly scented fl in clusters Sp, round red fruits. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Trimeria grandifolia (Flacourtiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt "Wild mulberry/ Ears of the spirits", to 10m tree, light/greenish brown bark, shiny lvs, very small greenish white fl Su. Sow Sp. Zone 8. Triplochiton zambesiacus (Sterculiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt "Zambezi oak", 12m tree, lobed palmate leaves, showy white/cream bell-shaped fl Su with deep red centre, winged fruit, lvs eaten as a veg. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Turraea nilotica (Meliaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt Shrub/tree to 8m, almost white stem becoming corky when older, alternate lvs hairy below, pale green to white fl in clusters Wi-Sp, black seeds with red arils, med. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Turraea obtusifolia (Meliaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100 "Small honeysuckle", 1.5m evergr shrub, glossy leaves, showy white waxy fl Su, red seeds, pot, attractive. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Uvaria lucida (Annonaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt Evergr climber/shrub, elliptic grey lvs with prominent veins, heads of fleshy green fl, hairy orange brown fruits. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Vaccinium exul (Ericaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt To 2m shrub/tree, Su rain, simple lvs with serrated margins, white erica-like fl Wi-Sp, edible fruits. Sow Sp. Zone 8. Vangueria infausta (Rubiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt "Mispel", to 3m shrub, leafy bush, clusters of greenish-yellow fl Sp, round yellow fruit, food plant. Sow Sp. Zone 9. Vepris lanceolata (Rutaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100 "White iron wood", to 5m small forest tree, small cream fl Su-Au, good butterfly plant. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Vernonia colorata (Asteraceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt To 3m shrub, ovate leaves with wavy margins, white/pale mauve fl in many rounded heads Su-Au. Sow Sp. Zone 9. Vernonia tigna (Asteraceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt Erect woolly shrub to 2m, toothed lvs silvery grey & hairy below, mauve fl in dense heads Su-Au, med. Sow Sp. Zone 9. Virgilia divaricata/oroboides (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100 10m evergr tree, compound lvs, pea-shaped fl Sp-Su, velvety flat pod, very beautiful tree, fast, short-lived. There is confusion as to whether V. divaricata & oroboides are distinct species. As they are very difficult to tell apart, they have been include Voacanga thouarsii (Apocynaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt "Wild frangipani", 5-15m rounded tree, leaves crowded near ends of branches, strongly scented showy white fl fade to yellow Sp-Su, dark green mottled fruit. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Warburgia salutaris (Canellaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt "Pepper-bark tree", tree to 10m, shiny brown bark becoming rough, spiralled elliptic lvs shiny dark green, small greenish fl Au, shiny green to purple 4cm fruits, med. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Widdringtonia cederbergensis (Cupressaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 7.00 per 100 "Clanwilliam cedar", 20m gnarled tree, reddish-grey flaking bark, beautiful pale yellow wood, rare. Sow Au. Zone 8. Widdringtonia nodiflora (Cupressaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100 "Mountain cedar", 5m evergr conifer, flaking bark, needle-like leaves, fragrant durable wood, container. Sow Sp/Au. Zone 8. Wrightia natalensis (Apocynaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt Decid tree to 12m, greyish-green bark peeling to reveal yellow, opposite drooping lvs, small trumpet shaped sweetly scented yellow fl in clusters Sp, paired slender pods. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Xanthocercis zambesiaca (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100 "Nyala tree", 25m evergr tree, white rose-scented fl Su, edible yellow-brown berry, beautiful, slow. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Xeroderris stuhlmannii (Fabaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt 10m spreading tree, greyish bark, fresh green compound leaves, small pea-shaped white fl in sprays Sp, med, food plant. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Ximenia americana (Olacaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 8.00 per 100
To 3m shrub, pale grey bark, purple-red branches with waxy bloom, yellowish-green/whitish fl Su-Au, yellow/red fruit, edible. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Ximenia caffra (Olacaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt To 2m much branched shrub, grass-green lvs borne on short branchlets, apple-green fl, burnt-orange to scarlet fruit, food plant. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Xylotheca kraussiana (Flacourtiaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100 "African dog-rose", to 7m multi-stemmed shrub/small tree, smooth pale bark, dark green lvs, beautiful large white sweetly scented fl with mass of yellow stamens in centre Sp, woody fruit splits to release sticky reddish & black seeds, med & edible. Sow Sp Zanthoxylum capense (Rutaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt "Small knobwood", 4-7m tree, thorny grey bark, crushed leaves & seeds emit pleasant citrus oil smell, small greenish-white fl in sprays Su, brownish-red fruit. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Zanthoxylum davyii (Rutaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt "Knobwood", 8-30m tree, wrinkled grey-brown bark covered with horn-like knobs, shiny dark green leaves, small greenish-white fl Sp, lemon-scented fruit, attracts birds, med. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Ziziphus mucronata (Rhamnaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt / US$ 6.00 per 100 "Buffalo thorn", 9m tree, drooping branches, spines at base of leaves, yellowish fl, copious nectar, shiny reddish berries, med. Sow Sp. Zone 10. Ziziphus pubescens (Rhamnaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt "Small jujuba", to 7m shrub/tree, dark green leaves with short soft hairs, small yellowish fl in dense heads Su. Rare endemic species known from only one locality. Sow Sp.. Ziziphus zeyheriana (Rhamnaceae) US$ 3.50 per Pkt Woody rootstock producing annual shoots to 60cm high, paired spines - 1 hooked and 1 straight, lvs 3 veiend from the base, fl Sp. Sow Sp. Zone 9.
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Annual herb to 1m, ovate lvs, many
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Gladiolus alatus (Iridaceae) US$ 3.
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60cm, attractive blue fl Gladiolus
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Gladiolus varius (Iridaceae) US$ 3.
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Ixia curta (Iridaceae) US$ 3.50 per
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Kniphofia sarmentosa (Asphodelaceae
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Lachenalia juncifolia var juncifoli
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Moraea bipartita (Iridaceae) US$ 3.
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Moraea polystachya (Iridaceae) US$
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Romulea albiflora (Iridaceae) US$ 3
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Tritonia (Iridaceae) US$ 3.50 per P
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Watsonia galpinii (Iridaceae) US$ 3
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Drosera capensis (Droseraceae) US$
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Erica frigida (Ericaceae) US$ 3.50
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Coccinia quinqueloba (Cucurbitaceae
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Dimorphotheca spectabilis (Asterace
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Sebaea marlothii (Gentianaceae) US$
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Aloe comptonii (Asphodelaceae) US$
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