Form plants 2010

These plants are amongst indigenous landscapers’ favourites as they bring exciting definition and style - with a particularly local accent – to the garden.
 

Cyathea dregei

Common Tree Fern

Attractive form plant, 3m, sun, damp soil - keep well watered.

Dracaena aletriformis

Large-leaved Dragon Tree

2m, shade to deep shade, birds food and nest plant. Good indoors too.

Dracaena mannii

Small-leaved Dragon Tree

Small decorative tree, sun; fruit for birds.

Encephalartos villosus

Ground Cycad

Bold large form plant with underground stem, seeds eaten by birds.

Euphorbia cooperi

Transvaal Candelabra Tree

5m, sun, candelabra-like crown, maroon seeds, posisonous sap

Euphorbia ingens

Common Tree Euphorbia

Succulent tree, good container plant; birds; poisonous sap

Hyphaene coriacea

Lala Palm

5m, sun, fan-shaped blue-ish leaves. Decorative.

Phoenix reclinata

Wild Date Palm

Graceful multi-stemmed reclining spiny palm. Sun/shade. Birds.

Raphia australis

Kosi Palm

Stately tall palm, single stem, needs wet soil, sun, no wind.

Sansevieria pearsonii

Spiky Sansevieria

Fan of hard cylindrical leaves

Stangeria eriopus

Stangeria

1m, shade/semi-shade, birds, sought after

Strelitzia juncea

Spike-leaved Crane Flower

Striking form plant with narrow cylindrical leaves and typical crane flowers

Strelitzia nicolai

Dune Strelitzia

Fast-growing form plant. Good screen and windbreak. Birds.

Strelitzia reginae

Crane Flower

1.5m form plant, sun, striking orange flowers for the vase, birds.

Strelitzia reginae 'Mandela's Gold'

Golden Crane Flower

1.5m form plant, sun, striking gold flowers for the vase, birds.