South African Indigenous Plant Catalogue

Kalanchoe rotundifolia is a hardy, evergreen, erect succulent groundcover. The petioles are pink and the edges of the leaves are pinkish. It bears spikes of small tubular bright yellow flowers on branched flowering stems from March to December. The nectar-rich flowers attract many butterflies and ...
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Kalanchoe sexangularis is a hardy, evergreen, robust, drought-resistant succulent shrublet with attractive, broad leaves that fold lengthwise and curve towards the stem. They turn ruby-red in winter and all year round if planted in full sun, adding colour to the garden. In semi-shade, the leaves te...
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Kalanchoe thyrsiflora is a hardy, succulent perennial has the most beautiful, large, oval to round, plate-like, greyish-cream leaves that are edged in red. The leaves are carried in an upright rosette and are coated with white powder.This coating helps to keep the plant cool by deflecting the heat a...
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Karomia speciosa (= Holmskioldia speciosa) is a hardy, deciduous, sparsely-branched shrub or small tree with smooth, pale-grey bark. The small, two-toned, softly-textured, velvety leaves look beautiful swaying in the breeze. The clusters of beautiful deep-blue flowers have a persistent papery ...
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Kigelia africana is a fairly hardy, very fast growing, briefly deciduous, medium sized tree. It has a straight stem and a rounded crown. The large compound leaves are clustered at the ends of the branches with lovely coppery coloured new growth. It bears huge, flamboyant dark maroon, velvety, bell...
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Kiggelaria africana is a very hardy, evergreen to semi-deciduous, fast growing, medium to large sized tree which has very variable leaves. Small, yellow flowers are borne from August to January, sexes are on separate trees, with solitary, larger, pendulous female flowers and smaller male flowers i...
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Kirkia acuminata is a fairly hardy, medium-sized, deciduous tree. It has silvery-grey bark with vertical streaks on which silvery-white lichens grow - a striking feature of this tree. Gorgeous feathery leaves turn this tree into a beautiful spectacle of red and yellow in autumn. The small lax head...
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Kirkia wilmsii is a fairly hardy, deciduous, often multi-stemmed tree with beautiful, fine, feathery foliage. It has smooth grey bark with scars where the leaves were attached and is most attractive. The autumn colours are brilliant pinks and reds that set the tree alight. The spring colours are...
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Kleinia fulgens is a hardy, attractive, evergreen succulent plant with a creeping, tuberous rootstock. It has broad, flattened, slightly fleshy stalkless leaves that arise directly from a fleshy stem. They are grey-green with a purple margin. The clusters of bright-orange or scarlet flowers are car...
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Kleinia galpinii is a hardy, attractive, evergreen succulent plant has flattened, grey-green leaves that arise from a fleshy stem.These grow from a tuberous rootstock. The clusters of bright-orange or scarlet flowers are carried on a long, flowering stems from January to August.The flowers attrac...
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