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Yellow oleander, Thevetia peruviana / Casabela thevetia Yellow oleander is an extremely poisonousevergreen shrub or small tree native to Mexico and Central America, with a milky sap, reaching up to 6m high. Leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, bright green, glossy above...
Photo Courtesy of Errol Dowes Chandelier plant, or Mother of millions, Bryophyllum delagoenseThis popular garden plant, also known as Kalenchoe, is a succulent from Madagascar that grows from 30cm to 1.2m in height. It has pencil shaped grey-green leaves with dark...
Photo courtesy of Errol DowesSword Fern Nephrolepis cordifolia This hardy, evergreen fern is a popular garden plant in South Africa, but has been declared a Category 1b invader in a number of provinces, including Kwa-Zulu Natal. It has escaped cultivation and has...
Photo courtesy of Geoff NicholsBrazilian pepper tree,Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian pepper is an evergreen tree growing up to 6m high with wide-spreading, horizontal branches. The dark green leaves have prominent, pale veins above and are paler and smoother below...
Photo courtesy of Errol Douwes Wedelia or Singapore Daisy, Sphagneticola trilobata This plant is invasive throughout South Africa and is also considered one of the world’s worst 100 invasive species. Wedelia is a mat forming, creeping perennial herb that reproduces...
Four-o’clock, Mirabilis jalapa Four o' clock is a bushy, tender perennial that typically grows tall on erect, branching stems. It has fragrant, funnel-shaped, tubular flowers in pink, red, yellow, white and some bi-colours. Flowers bloom from early/mid-summer to...
Indian shot, Canna indica Indian shot is a tall (up to 1m high) perennial that grows from a thick, branching, underground rhizome. The large green, broad leaves, taper to a point. Flowers are red, orange or yellow below, with narrow long petals. The green,...
Lantana Lantana camara This is a spreading, untidy shrub growing up to 2m or higher. Stems are usually covered with short, stiff hairs and re-curved thorns. The dark green, rough, hairy leaves are paler below and smell strongly when crushed. Pink, red, crimson,...
Castor-oil plant, Ricinus communis This is a very distinctive plant, growing up to 4m, with spreading star-shaped leaves and tall, spiky fruit capsules. The shiny, dark green or reddish leaves are paler below and have serrated margins. The flowers (August to April)...
Syringa – Melia azedarac This large, fast growing tree, which can reach up to 23m high, is in full bloom at the moment. It has serrated, dark green, glossy leaves which turn yellow in autumn. Clusters of purple to lilac flowers, which are heavily scented, appear in...
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