South African Indigenous Plant Catalogue

Pachypodium saundersiae

Pachypodium saundersiae is a semi hardy, deciduous succulent shrub that has a large, irregularly swollen stem with thick branches and a silvery-grey bark with hard white spines. From April to June it bears large, attractive, frilly, white,...

Panicum maximumIn Stock

Panicum maximum is a very hardy, evergreen, clump-forming, robust, densely-leafy, perennial grass. It bears delicate, flowering stems of tiny creamy-coloured seeds with purple sheaths. From September to March it produces flowers and seeds ...

Papaver aculeatum

Papaver aculeatum is a very hardy, evergreen annual to perennial groundcover with a basal rosette of grey-green attractive leaves. It bears beautiful, papery salmon-pink poppies on long stems from early spring to late summer. This rare litt...

Pappea capensisIn Stock

Pappea capensis is a hardy, evergreen, very attractive, small to medium sized, neatly shaped, dense tree. The bark is pale grey-brown with knobbly branches. The edges of the leathery leaves are wavy and the reddish spring colours are very...

Pavetta gardenifoliaIn Stock

Pavetta gardeniifolia is a hardy, deciduous, sometimes evergreen large shrub or small tree with glossy dark green leaves. The beautiful clusters of creamy-white, sweetly scented, nectar- rich flowers are borne at Christmas (November to Jan...

Pavetta lanceolataIn Stock

Pavetta lanceolata is a hardy, small, evergreen shrub or small tree with attractive dark foliage. Spectacular, large clusters of pure white, pincushion-like flowers with long protruding stamens are borne from October to January an...

Pavonia praemorsaIn Stock

Pavonia praemorsa is a hardy, very attractive, medium sized, evergreen shrub with glossy, round leaves and purplish stems. It bears butter yellow hibiscus-like flowers almost all year round. It is a beautiful form plant and a most attractiv...

Peddiea africanaIn Stock

Peddiea africana is a fairly hardy (not frost hardy), small, slender tree or large shrub, with dark grey-brown, fibrous bark. The shiny, dark green leaves are clustered at the ends of branches. New leaves are a shiny, pale green, giving a d...

Pelargonium abrotanifolium In Stock

Pelargonium abrotanifolium is a very hardy, evergreen, erect, much branched shrublet with deeply incised, grey feathery foliage that is both beautiful and delightfully scented. The flowers, which are borne throughout the year, vary in colo...

Pelargonium acetosum

Pelargonium acetosum is a hardy, evergreen, bushy but sometimes straggling ground cover with semi-succulent bright green leaves that are edged in red. The gorgeous, brilliant, satiny-pink flowers vary from coral pink to almost white. ...