Children’s Play AreaABOUT THE GARDENS

This 5.4 acre park has a layered soil system that balances seismic shifting, collects and filters storm-water, and irrigates the gardens. Additionally, the soil build-up and dense planting help offset the urban heat island effect by lowering the air temperature.

The gardens showcase the wide variety of plants that grow in California's Mediterranean climate as well as the diversity of plants from several of the world's other Mediterranean climate zones. Each of those areas, from Mediterranean Europe to western Australia, is featured in its own location in the park.

The park's different gardens allow visitors to also appreciate the climatic conditions and environments from drought to fog, desert to forest that exist in California.

The park and all plantings were designed by PWP Landscape Architecture (Peter Walker & Partners).

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Australian GardenThe botanist aboard the Endeavor, Sir Joseph Banks, is credited with introducing many plants from Australia to the western world, and many plants today bear his name.

Native to eastern Australia, Grass Trees may grow only 3 feet in 100 years, and mature plants can be centuries old.

TREES

KURRAJONGBrachychiton Populneus

NARROW-LEAVED BOTTLE TREEBrachychiton Rupestris

FLAME BOTTLETREEBrachychiton Acerifolius

LACEBARK TREEBrachychiton Discolor

WHITE CHAMPACAMichelia Champaca Alba

PLANTS

HAIRY WATTLEAcacia Vestita

CORAL DRIFT FLAME BUSHAdenanthos Cuneatus 'Coral Drift'

WOOLLYBUSHAdenanthos ‘Silver Haze’

BLUE HIBISCUSAlyogyne Huegelii

RED KANGAROO PAWAnigozanthos 'Big Red’

Pictured: Echium Candicans

ASHBYI’S BANKSIABanksia Ashbyi

HEATH-LEAVED BANKSIABanksia Ericifolia

FIREWOOD BANKSIABanksia Menziesii

ONE-SIDED BOTTLEBRUSHCalothamnus Quadrifidus ‘Seaside’

BUSH PEAChorizema 'Bush Flame'

GIANT SPEAR LILYDoryanthes Palmeri

FLAX LILYDianella Tasmanica ‘Cassa Blue’

PEACHES AND CREAMGrevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’

NARROW-LEAFED DRUMSTICKSIsopogon

DWARF MAT RUSHLomandra Longifolia 'Breeze'

GRAY HONEY-MYRTLEMelaleuca Incana

HONEY BUSHMelianthus Major

FEATHERHEADPhylica Pubescens

UPRIGHT ROSEMARYRosmarinus Officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’

AUSTRALIAN GRASS TREEXanthorrhoea Preissii

Pictured: Chorizema 'Bush Flame'

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MediterraneanBasinThe climate of San Francisco is itself classified as 'Mediterranean' in reference to our dry summer and cool, rainy winters, a weather pattern we share with much of the Mediterranean Basin.

Cork Oak, harvested from living trees, is used for wine bottle stoppers.

Oak woodlands have higher levels of biodiversity than virtually any other terrestrial ecosystem in California, providing habitat for nearly half of the terrestrial vertebrate species found in the state.

TREES

MARINA STRAWBERRY TREE Arbutus 'Marina'

MEDITERREAN FAN PALM Chamaerops Humilis

BLUE MEDITERREAN FAN PALM Chamaerops Humilis var. Cerifera

OLIVEOlea Suropaea 'Swan Hill'

CORK OAKQuercus Suber

PLANTSCOMPACT STRAWBERRY TREEArbutus Unedo ‘Compacta’

ROCKROSECistus Ladanifer 'Blanche'

SMOKETREECotinus Coggygria 'Royal Purple'

AUSTRALIAN FUCHSIACorrea 'Ivory Bells'

FLAX LILYDianella Tasmanica ‘Cassa Blue’

MEDITERRANEAN SPURGEEuphorbia Characias Wulfenii

MADEIRA CRANESBILLGeranium Maderense

BLODDY CRANESBILLGeranium Sanguineum

CORSICAN HELLEBOREHelleborus Argutifolius

BAY LAURELLaurus Nobilis

LAVENDERLavandula X Intermedia 'Grosso'

COMMON MYRTLEMyrtus Communis

CAT MINTNepeta Reichenbachiana

OLIVE ‘LITTLE OLIVE’Olea Europaea 'Montra'

HOPLEY'S PURPLE OREGANOOriganum Laevigatum 'Hopley's’

JERUSALEM SAGEPhlomis Fruticosa

VARIEGATED ITALIAN BUCKTHORNRhamnus Alaternus 'Variegata'

TUSCAN BLUE ROSEMARYRosmarinus Officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

LEMON QUEEN LAVENDER COTTONSantolina Neapolitana 'Lemon Queen'

AUTUMN MOOR GRASSSesleria Autumnalis

GIANT FEATHER GRASSStipa Gigantea

BUSH GERMANDERTeucrium Fruticans 'Azureum'

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GRASS TREEXanthorrhoea Preisii

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PrehistoricGardenExcavation of the Transit Center site unearthed a Columbian mammoth tooth and vertebrate bone fragments from the Pleistocene Epoch 10 to 15 million years ago, 110 feet below grade. This garden exhibits any plants that have lived since the time of the dinosaurs.

TREES

MONKEY PUZZLE TREE Araucaria Araucana

EASTERN CAPE GIANT CYCADEncephalartos Altensteinii

NATAL CYCADEncephalartos Natalensis

GINKGO Ginkgo Biloba

WOLLEMI PINEWollemia Nobilis

PLANTS

NEW ZEALAND WIND GRASSAnemanthele Lessoniana

RED BRAZILIAN TREE FERNBlechnum Brasiliense

SILVER LADY FERNBlechnum Gibbum ‘Silver Lady’

NEW ZEALAND LAURELCorynocarpus Laevigatus

AUSTRALIAN TREE FERNCyathea Cooperi

PANZHIHUA SAGO PALMCycas Panzhihuaensis

MADAGASCAR CYCADCyas Thouarsii

FLAX LILYDianella Tasmanica ‘Cassa Blue’

SILVER CARPETDymondia Margaretae

BLOODY CRANESBILLGeranium Sanguineum

BURRAWANGMacrozamia Communis

CARNARVON GORGE MACROZAMIAMacrozamia Moorei

CHAMPAKMichelia Champaca

OLIVE ‘LITTLE OLIVE’Olea Europaea 'Montra'

Pictured: Cyathea Cooperi

Pictured: Araucaria Araucana

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WetlandGardenThis wetland was designed to polish greywater and will temporarily store, filter, and clean runoff water. It can provide habitat for butterflies, bees, birds, and other creatures.

TREES

RIVER BIRCH Betula Nigra

PLANTS

JAPANESE SWEET FLAGAcorus Gramineus 'Ogon'

BEAR'S BREECHESAcanthus Mollis

NEOBLECHNUMBlechnum Brasiliense

FROSTY CURLS HAIR SEDGECarex Albula

SMALL CAPE RUSHChondropetalum Tectorum

RED-TWIG DOGWOODCornus Sericea 'Isanti'

AUTUMN FERNDryopteris Erythrosora

DWARF HORSETAILEquisetum Scirpoides

GIANT RHUBARBGunnera Chilensis

BUTTERFLY IRISIris ‘Nada’

FIBER OPTIC GRASSIsolepis Cernua

SOFT RUSHJuncus

ELK BLUE CALIFORNIA GRAY RUSHJuncus Patens 'Elk Blue'

LACE FERNMicrolepia Strigosa

WALKING IRISNeomarica Caerulea

VARIEGATED BUCKTHORNRhamnus Alaternus ‘Variegata’

FIRECRACKER PLANTRusselia Equisetiformis

Pictured: Acanthus Mollis

Pictured: Acorus Gramineus ‘Ogon’

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Oak Meadow.

TREESCALIFORNIA BUCKEYE Aesculus Californica

PERSIAN IRONWOODParrotia Persica

COAST LIVE OAKQuercus Agrifolia

ENGELMANN OAKQuercus Engelmannii

ISLAND OAKQuercus Tomentella

SOUTHERN LIVE OAKQuercus Virginiana

CORK OAKQuercus Suber

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Bamboo GrovePLANTS

GIANT TIMBER BAMBOOPhyllostachys Bambusoides

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RedwoodForestThe California State tree includes two members ofthe Sequoia family: the Coast Redwood, which is the tallest tree in the world reaching 400 feet tall, and the Giant Sequoia, whose 30-foot diameter trunk makes it the most massive tree species.

In redwood forests, 80% of the plant species have the ability to absorb water vapor directly through their leaves.

The fog irrigates plants when it condenses on tree surfaces and drips onto the ground. During summer drought, fog condensation provides around two-thirds of the water needed by understory plants.

TREESCALIFORNIA INCENSE-CEDARCalocedrus Decurrens

HIMALAYAN CEDARCedrus Deodara

BRISBANE BOX Lophostemon Confertus

TORREY PINEPinus Torreyana

WEEPING SEQUOIASequoiadendron Giganteum 'Pendulum’

'APTOS BLUE' COASTAL REDWOODSequoia Sempervirens 'Aptos Blue'

PLANTS

BEAR’S BREECHESAcanthus Mollis

JAPANESE SWEET FLAGAcorus Gramineus ‘Ogon’

RED KANGAROO PAW Anigozanthos 'Big Red'

CHINESE HOLLYBerberis Lomariifolia

NEOBLECHNUMBlechnum Brasiliense

WEEPING BROWN SEDGECarex Flagellifera

AUSTRALIAN TREE FERNCyathea Cooperi

TASMAN FLAX-LILYDianella Tasmanica

SANTA ANA CARDINAL CORAL BELLSHeuchera ‘Santa Ana Cardinal’

GREVILLEA ‘RED HOOKS’Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’

GRAY HONEY-MYRTLEMelaleuca Incana

EVERGEEN EULALIAMiscanthus Transmorrisonensis

PACIFIC WAX MYRTLEMyrica Californica

SWORD FERNNephrolepis

SWEET OLIVEOsmanthus Fragrans

NEW ZEALAND FLAXPhormium ‘Dusky Chief’

SILVER PUYAPuya Coerulea

EVE CASE COFFEEBERRYRhamnus Californica ‘Eve Case’

NIKAU PALMRhopalostylis Sapida

PINK-FLOWERING CURRANTRibes S. Glutinosum ‘Claremont’

GIANT CHAIN FERNWoodwardia Fimbriata

WHITE INSIDE-OUT FLOWERVancouveria Hexandra

DAVID VIBURNUMViburnum Davidii

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Main PlazaTREESCALIFORNIA SYCAMOREPlatanus Racemosa ‘Roberts’

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Central LawnTREES

NORFOLK ISLAND PINE Araucaria Heterophylla

DRAKE CHINESE ELMUlmus Parvifolia 'Drake'

PLANTS

FRADESI ESCALLONIAEscallonia 'Fradesii'

ASIAN STAR JASMINETrachelospermum Asiaticum

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PalmGardenOnly one species of palm, the California Fan Palm, is native to the state, although the Guadalupe Palm, native to Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja California, also lies within the California Floristic Province and is considered by some to be a native Californian.

The Wine Palm's sap can be used to make a fermented beverage, but the palm must be felled in order to do so. Overharvesting of this palm for its sap and development pressures have left it vulnerable in its native South American habitat.

TREES

BRAHEA CLARABrahea Clara

GUADALUPE PALM Brahea Edulis

JELLY PALM Butia Capitata

EUROPEAN FAN PALM Chamaerops Humilis

BLUE EUROPEAN FAN PALM Chamaerops Humilis var. Cerifera

CURLY PALMHowea Belmoreana

HOWEA FORSTERIANAHowea Forsteriana

CHILEAN WINE PALM Jubaea Chilensis

LEPIDOZAMIA PEROFFSKYANALepidozamia Peroffskyana

RIBBON FAN PALMLivistona Decipiens

QUITO COCONUT PALM Parajubaea Cocoides

NORFOLK ISLAND PALM Rhopalostylis Baueri

NIKAU PALMRhopalostylis Sapida

KUMAON PALMTrachycarpus Takil

DWARF CHUSAN PALMTrachycarpus Wagnerianus

HYBRID CALIFORNIA FAN PALMWashingtonia Robusta X Filifera

PLANTS

BURGUNDY SPIRE DRACEANA PALMCordyline Australis

GIANT SPEAR LILYDoryanthes Palmeri

TREE EUPHORBIAEuphorbia Lambii

GREVILLEA ‘LONG JOHN’Grevillea ‘Long John’

GREVILLEA ‘RED HOOKS’Grevillea ‘Red Hooks’

BROOM RESTIOIschyrolepis Subverticillata

BASKET GRASSLomandra Longifolia

MEXICAN WEEPING BAMBOOOtatea Accuminata Aztecorum

PALM GRASSSetaria Palmifolia

SNOWFLAKE ARALIATrevesia Palmata

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CaliforniaGardenCalifornia's plant species are some of the oldest inthe world, with lower extinction rates than those of many other regions. Forty percent of the state's 5,550 native species are endemic, naturally occurring only in California.

Native North Americans used Manzanita berries for food and the plant's leaves to treat poison oak rash and as toothbrushes.

The Marina Strawberry Tree hybrid, sold throughout California, originated in San Francisco in the early 20th century and is a commonly planted street tree.

TREES

CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE Aesculus Californica

MARINA STRAWBERRY TREE Arbutus 'Marina'

MONTEREY CYPRESS Cupressus Macrocarpa

SANTA CRUZ ISLAND IRONWOOD Lyonothamnus Floribundus Asplenifolius

TORREY PINEPinus Torreyana

ISLAND OAKQuercus Tomentella

PLANTSHOWARD MCMINN MANZANITAArctostaphylos 'Howard Mcminn'

JOHN DOURLEY MANZANITA Arctostaphylos 'John Dourley’

PARADISE MANZANITAArctostaphylos Pajaroensis 'Paradise'

Pictured: Heteromeles Arbutifolia

Pictured: Arbutus 'Marina'

CONCHA CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Concha’

FROSTY BLUE CEANOTHUSCeanothus 'Frosty Blue'

SEASIDE DAISYErigeron Glaucus

ST. CATHERINE'S LACEEriogonum Giganteum

WOLLY SILVEREriophyllum Nevinii ‘Canyon Silver’

RED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEATEriogonum Grande Rubescens

COAST BUCKWHEATEriogonum Latifolium

TREE EUPHORBIAEuphorbia Lambii

CALIFORNIA FESCUEFestuca Californica

COAST SILK-TASSELGarrya Elliptica

BLOODY CRANESBILLGeranium Sanguineum

TOYONHeteromeles Arbutifolia

SANTA ANA CARDINAL CORAL BELLSHeuchera ‘Santa Ana Cardinal’

DOUGLAS IRIS HYBRIDSIris Douglasiana Hybrids

SILVER LUPINELupinus Albifrons

BUSH LUPINELupinus Arboreus

STANTA CRUZ ISLAND IRONWOODLyonothamnus Floribundus

STICKY MONKEY-FLOWERMimulus Aurantiacus

DEERGRASSMuhlenbergia Rigens

EVE CASE COFFEEBERRYRhamnus Californica 'Eve Case'

LEMONADE BERRYRhus Integrifolia

MATILIJA POPPYRomneya Coulteri

WHITE SAGESalvia Apiana

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JapaneseMaplesTREES

JAPANESE MAPLE Acer Palmatum

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AmphitheaterMain LawnTREES

AFRICAN SUMAC TREERhus Iancea

PLANTSCORDYLINE 'SOLEDAD'Cordyline 'Soledad’

RIVER WATTLEAcacia Cognata

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DesertGardenThis garden features desert plants from around the world. Many species here are native to the Americas and Africa.

In Mexico, the Aztecs used Agave in a myriad of ways,from weaving clothes and paper from the strong fibers in the leaves to eating the cooked roots and flowers.

The Dragon Blood Tree from the Canary Islands gets its name from the red resin extracted from its bark and leaves.

TREES

DRAGON TREE Dracaena Draco

ALOE MEDUSAAloe Tongaensis ‘Medusa’

PLANTS

SNOWY RIVER WATTLEAcacia Boormanii

BLACK ROSE AEONIUMAeonium Arboreum 'Zwartkop'

GREEN PLATTERSAeonium Pseudotabuliforme

PINWHEELAeonium Haworthii

MINT SAUCER AEONIUMAeonium 'Mint Saucer'

FLAME BUSHAdenanthos Cuneatus ‘Coral Drift’

BLUE GLOW AGAVEAgave ‘Blue Glow’

AGAVE CELSII VAR. ALBICANS Agave Celsii Var. Albicans

TWIN-FLOWERED AGAVEAgave Geminiflora

WHALE'S TONGUE AGAVEAgave Ovatifolia

GOLDEN TORCH ALOEAloe Arborescens

SHORT-LEAVED ALOEAloe Brevifolia

NUBIAN ALOEAloe Camperi

CAT'S TAIL ALOEAloe Castanea

CAPE ALOEAloe Ferox

FAN ALOEAloe Plicatilis

TILT-HEAD ALOEAloe Speciosa

CORAL ALOEAloe Striata

MALAGASY TREE ALOEAloe Vaombe

MEXICAN LILYBeschorneria Yuccoides

SILVER TORCH CACTUSCleistocactus Strausii

FINGER ALOECotyledon Orbiculata Var. Oblonga 'Flavida'

WATCH CHAINCrassula Lycopodioides

MEXICAN GRASS TREEDasylirion Longissimum

GIANT CHALK DUDLEYADudleya Brittonii

FRANK REINELT DUDLEYADudleya 'Frank Reinelt'

DYCKIADyckia ‘Jim’s Red’

'AFTERGLOW' ECHEVERIAEcheveria 'Afterglow'

'RED EDGE' ECHEVERIAEcheveria 'Red Edge'

SAN PEDRO CACTUSEchinopsis Pachanoi

MACDOUGALL'S FURCRAEAFurcraea Macdougallii

GREVILLEA ‘MOONLIGHT’Grevillea ‘Moonlight’

BLUE CHALK STICKSSenecio Mandraliscae

NARROW-LEAVED BIRD OF PARADISEStrelitzia Juncea

Pictured: Aeonium Arboreum Zwartkop

Pictured: Aloe Tongaensis ‘Medusa’

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FogGardenConvection fog, also known as tule fog, settles low to the ground during winter months, which produces misting precipitation and reduces visibility.

In the summer, advection fog is produced when warm air rolls over the Marin hills to the north and hits the cool temperatures coming off the Pacific Ocean. This creates damp conditions, reduced light, cooler temperatures and strong winds.

TREESAUSTRALIAN TEA TREE Leptospermum Laevigatum

SHOWY HONEY-MYRTLEMelaleuca Nesophila

NEW ZEALAND CHRISTMAS TREEMetrosideros Excelsa

PLANTSMENDOCINO REED GRASSCalamagrostis Foliosa

GERALDTON WAXFLOWERChamelaucium 'Purple Pride’

LARGE CAPE RUSHChondropetalum Elephantinum

PRIDE OF MADEIRAEchium Candicans

BOWLES'S MAUVE WALLFLOWERErysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'

PINEAPPLE GUAVAFeijoa Sellowiana

YELLOW CONEBUSHLeucadendron ‘Safari Goldstrike’

CUSHION BUSHLeucophyta Brownii

SEA LAVENDERLimonium Perezii

NEW ZEALAND FLAXPhormium 'Dusky Chief'

TUSCAN BLUE ROSEMARYRosmarinus Officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'

EMERALD CARPET CREEPING RASPBERRYRubus Pentalobus 'Emerald Carpet'

SEA CAMPIONSilene Maritima

COAST ROSEMARYWestringia 'Wynyabbie Gem'

Pictured: Metrosideros Excelsa

Pictured: Limonium Perezii

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ChileanGardenThe Monkey Puzzle Tree earned its common namefrom a remark that 'it would puzzle a monkey to climb that tree”.

TREES

MONKEY PUZZLE TREE Araucaria Araucana

MAYTENS TREE Maytenus Boaria 'Green Showers'

PLANTS

FOXTAIL AGAVEAgave Attenuata

AGAPETES SERPENSAgapetes Serpens

TORCH ALOEAloe Arborescens

SHORT-LEAVED ALOEAloe Brevifolia

LILY OF THE INCAS / PERUVIAN LILYAlstroemeria 'The Third Harmonic'

SILVER SPEARAstelia Chathamica

TOOTHED AZARAAzara Dentata

BOXLEAF AZARAAzara Microphylla

DARWIN BARBERRYBerberis Darwinii

BOLAX GLEBARIABolax Glebaria

CESTRUM NEWELLII Cestrum Newellii

ROCK PURSLANE Cistanthe Grandiflora 'Jazz Time'

COPPER SHINE MIRROR PLANTCoprosma 'Copper shine'

CHILEAN LANTERN TREE Crinodendron hookerianum

BLUE EVERGREEEN HYDRANGEA Dichroa Febrifuga

FRADES ESCALLONIAEscallonia 'Fradesii'

PINEAPPLE GUAVAFeijoa Sellowiana

MAIDEN'S WREATHFrancoa Appendiculata

BRIDAL WREATHFrancoa Ramosa

BOLIVIAN FUCHSIAFuchsia Boliviana

HARDY FUCHSIAFuchsia Del Campo’

NEW ZEALAND BROADLEAFGriselinia Littoralis

SPANISH SHAWLHeterocentron Elegans

BUTTERFLY AMARYLLISHippeastrum Papilio

CHILEAN BELLFLOWERLapageria Rosea

NEW ZEALAND TEA TREELeptospermum 'Ruby Glow'

ORANGE LIBERTIALibertia Peregrinans

CHILEAN MYRTLELuma Apiculata

METROSIDEROS ‘SPRING FIRE’Metrosideros Collina ‘Spring fire’

CREEPING BOOBIALLAMyoporum Parvifolium

KAROPittosoporum Crassifolium

LOBSTER BUSHPlectranthus Neochilus

SAPPHIRE TOWERPuya Alpestris

SILVER PUYAPuya Coerulea var. Coerulea

SILVER-LEAFED PRINCESS FLOWERTibouchina Heteromalla

Pictured: Tibouchina Heteromalla

Pictured: Leptospermum 'Ruby Glow'

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South AfricanGardenA biodiversity hotspot, the Cape Floral Region in SouthAfrica is home to the greatest non-tropical concentra-tion of higher plant species in the world. Although it represents less than 0.5% of the area of Africa, the region contains nearly 20% of the continent's flora.

So many South African plants grow in San Francisco and throughout California that they are ubiquitous in the landscape and considered by many to be native.

TREESSILVER TREE Leucadendron Argenteum

COAST LIVE OAKQuercus Agrifolia

PLANTSDARK BLUE AGAPANTHUSAgapanthus ‘Storm Cloud’

ALOE ‘BIRDS & BEES’Aloe SP. ‘Birds & Bees’

AFRICAN DAISYArctotis 'Sun Spot'

ARISTEA MAJORAristea Major

BABOON FLOWERBabiana Stricta

LARGE CAPE RUSHChondropetalum Elephantinum

MOUNTAIN CABBAGE TREECussonia Paniculata Sinuata

FAIRY WANDDierama Pulcherrimum

LEMON DROP FORTNIGHT LILYDietes 'Lemon Drop'

HORSETAIL RESTIOElegia Capensis

HONEY EURYOPSEuryops Virgineus

LION'S TAILLeonotis Leonurus

LEUCADENDRON SALIGNUM 'CHIEF'Leucadendron Salignum 'Chief'

ROCKET PINCUSHIONLeucospermum 'Blanche Ito'

LARGE TUFTED PINCUSHIONLeucospermum Praecox ‘Patricia’

VELDFIRE PINCUSHIONLeucospermum 'Veldfire'

HONEY BUSHMelianthus Major

SLENDER VELDT GRASSPennisetum Spathiolatum

FEATHERHEADPhylica Pubescens

CAPE PLUMBAGOPlumbago Auriculata

KING PROTEAProtea Cynaroides

PINK ICE PROTEAProtea 'Pink Ice'

SCURFY PEA SHRUBPsoralea Pinnata

BIRD OF PARADISEStrelitzia Reginae

RED CAPE HONEYSUCKLETecomaria Capensis Bulbine Frutescens