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BUSHVELD SAVANNA
Summer rainfall region
Lowveld - lower-lying areas of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, NW province, and sections of the Northern Cape. Characterised by open grasslands with scattered trees and shrubs (thorn trees and aloes are common). Warm, dry winter with no to light frost. 400-8--mm/annum.Plants have evolved to cope with disturbances so are hardy and easy to grow.
Trees
TREES
SMALL

Burchellia bubalina

Calpurnia aurea

Clausena anisata

Crotalaria capensis

Dais cotinifolia

Dichrostachys cinerea

Dombeya rotundifolia

Erythrina humeana

Erythrina latissima

Euclea crispa

Galpinia transvaalica

Grewia flava

Grewia flavescens

Grewia occidentalis

Halleria lucida
TREES - MEDIUM

Calodendrum capense

Combretum kraussii

Commiphora harveyi

Cussonia spicata

Dais cotinifolia

Erythrina latissima

Euclea crispa

Galpinia transvaalica

Heteropyxis natalensis

Ilex mitis

Kiggelaria africana

Pappea capensis

Peltophorum africanum

Ptaeroxylon obliquum

Searsia chirindensis
TREES - LARGE

Apodytes dimidiata

Combretum kraussii

Cussonia spicata

Harpephyllum caffrum

Ilex mitis

Kiggelaria africana

Ptaeroxylon obliquum

Senegalia (Acacia)burkei
Shrubs sun
SHRUBS
SUN - SMALL SHRUBS
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Barleria albostelata

Barleria obtusa

Crassula ovata

Dissotis princeps

Dyschoriste rogersii

Erythrina zeyheri

Felicia muricata subsp. muricata

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Gomphostigma virgatum

Gomphostigma virgatum

Helichrysum petiolare

Hibiscus praeteritus

Hypericum revolutum

Ochna serrulata

Ocimum labiatum
SUN - MEDIUM SHRUBS
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Barleria albostelata

Bauhinia tomentosa

Buddleja auriculata

Carissa bispinosa

Coddia rudis

Crassula ovata

Crotalaria natalitia

Diospyros whyteana

Dissotis princeps

Dodonea viscosa var. angustifolia

Ehretia rigida

Erythrina humeana

Grewia occidentalis

Gymnanthemum coloratum

Hypericum revolutum
SUN - LARGE SHRUBS
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Buddleja auriculata

Burchellia bubalina

Calpurnia aurea

Canthium inerme

Capparis tomentosa

Coddia rudis

Crotalaria capensis

Diospyros whyteana

Dodonea viscosa var. angustifolia

Dombeya burgessiae

Dombeya rotundifolia

Dovyalis caffra

Ehretia rigida

Erythrina humeana

Grewia flava
Shrubs semi-sh
SEMI-SHADE - SMALL SHRUBS
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Barleria albostelata

Barleria obtusa

Crassula ovata

Gomphostigma virgatum

Helichrysum petiolare

Ochna serrulata

Ocimum labiatum

Phygelius aequalis

Plectranthus hadiensis

Polygala virgata

Salvia dolomitica

Senecio barbertonicus

Turraea obtusifolia
SEMI-SHADE - MEDIUM SHRUBS
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Barleria albostelata

Bauhinia tomentosa

Buddleja auriculata

Carissa bispinosa

Coddia rudis

Crassula ovata

Diospyros whyteana

Grewia occidentalis

Lauridia tetragona

Metarungia longistrobus

Mundulea sericea

Plumbago auriculata

Psychotria capensis

Rotheca myricoides

Salvia dolomitica
SEMI-SHADE - LARGE SHRUBS
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Buddleja auriculata

Burchellia bubalina

Calpurnia aurea

Canthium inerme

Capparis tomentosa

Coddia rudis

Diospyros whyteana

Dombeya burgessiae

Dovyalis caffra

Grewia occidentalis

Lauridia tetragona

Ochna natalitia

Pavetta lanceolata

Psychotria capensis

Rothmannia globosa
Shrubs shade
SHADE - SMALL SHRUBS
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Ocimum labiatum

Plectranthus fruticosus
SHADE - MEDIUM SHRUBS
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Metarungia longistrobus

Plectranthus fruticosus

Psychotria capensis

Strophanthus speciosus

Xylotheca kraussiana
SHADE - LARGE SHRUBS
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Pavetta lanceolata

Psychotria capensis

Xylotheca kraussiana
Perennials
PERENNIALS
SUN
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Aloe verecunda

Asystasia gangetica

Crinum bulbispermum

Crossandra greenstockii

Cyanotis speciosa

Dianthus zeyheri

Dimorphotheca jucunda

Felicia muricata subsp. muricata

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Hebenstretia species

Helichrysum nudifolium var. pilosellum

Helichrysum umbraculigerum

Hesperantha coccinea

Hilliardiella hirsuta

Hypoxis hemerocallidea
PERENNIALS - SEMI-SHADE
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Asystasia gangetica

Bulbine latifolia

Crocosmia aurea

Helichrysum umbraculigerum

Impatiens hochsteteri

Phygelius aequalis

Plectranthus verticillatus

Senecio speciosus

Thunbergia atriplicifolia
PERENNIALS - SHADE
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Asystasia gangetica

Chlorophytum bowkeri

Crocosmia aurea

Impatiens hochsteteri

Plectranthus verticillatus
Succulents
SUCCULENTS
SUN
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Aeollanthus parvifolius

Aloe arborescens

Aloe marlothii

Aloe rupestris

Aloe spicata

Aloe vanbalenii

Aptenia cordifolia

Bulbine abyssinica

Bulbine frutescens

Crassula alba

Crassula perfoliata

Euphorbia clavaroides

Kalanchoe sexangularis

Kalanchoe thyrsiflora

Plectranthus neochilus
SUCCULENTS - SEMI-SHADE
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Aloe arborescens

Aptenia cordifolia

Bulbine frutescens

Euphorbia clavaroides

Plectranthus neochilus

Senecio barbertonicus

Stapelia gigantea
SUCCULENTS - SHADE
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Groundcovers
GROUNDCOVERS
SUN
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Aeollanthus parvifolius

Aptenia cordifolia

Asystasia gangetica

Dimorphotheca jucunda

Helichrysum petiolare

Justicia protracta

Plectranthus neochilus
GROUNDCOVERS- SEMI-SHADE
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Aptenia cordifolia

Asystasia gangetica

Bulbine latifolia

Dyschoriste setigera

Helichrysum petiolare

Justicia protracta

Plectranthus neochilus

Plectranthus verticillatus
GROUNDCOVERS- SHADE
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Asystasia gangetica

Dyschoriste setigera

Justicia protracta

Plectranthus verticillatus
Bulbs
BULBS
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Boophone disticha

Crinum bulbispermum

Crinum graminicola

Crinum macowanii

Crocosmia aurea

Crocosmia paniculata

Gladiolus papilio

Gloriosa superba

Hesperantha coccinea

Hypoxis hemerocallidea

Ornithogalum juncifolium

Zantedeschia aethiopica
Low water
LOW WATER NEEDS
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Aeollanthus parvifolius

Aloe arborescens

Aloe marlothii

Aloe rupestris

Aloe spicata

Aloe vanbalenii

Andropogon eucomus

Apodytes dimidiata

Aptenia cordifolia

Aristida junciformis

Asystasia gangetica

Barleria albostelata

Bauhinia tomentosa

Boophone disticha

Bulbine abyssinica
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