Herbs
Common Butterfly Lily; Wachendorfia paniculata
The Common Butterfly Lily is Rhizomatous perennial (about 20 to 70 centimetres in height). It has narrow, pleated and mostly hairy leaves. Flowers is bright yellow and is approximately 30 to 35 millimetres wide, which flowers between August and October. It occur mostly on sandy flats or sandstone habitats.
Fringed Aristea; Aristea Africana
The Friged Aristea is an evergreen rhizomatous perennial (about 10 to 15 centimetres in height). It has flattend branched stem, with narrow fibrous leaves. Flowers is blue and is subtended by greensish bracts with membranous margins, which is curled and fringed, and flowers between October and January. It occur mostly on sandy flats or sandstone habitats.
Red Disa; Disa uniflora
The Red Disa is either an erect or drooping tuberous perennial (about 60cm in height). Its leaves is clusteed towards the base and is narrowly lance-shaped. Flowers is carmine red to orage, which is shallowly hooded with a short spur that is approximately 60 to 80 milimetres wide. It occur mostly on wet cliffs, streamside and seeps habitats. Its pollinated by the Table Mountain Beaty Butterfly; Aeropetes tulbahia.
The Common Butterfly Lily is Rhizomatous perennial (about 20 to 70 centimetres in height). It has narrow, pleated and mostly hairy leaves. Flowers is bright yellow and is approximately 30 to 35 millimetres wide, which flowers between August and October. It occur mostly on sandy flats or sandstone habitats.
Fringed Aristea; Aristea Africana
The Friged Aristea is an evergreen rhizomatous perennial (about 10 to 15 centimetres in height). It has flattend branched stem, with narrow fibrous leaves. Flowers is blue and is subtended by greensish bracts with membranous margins, which is curled and fringed, and flowers between October and January. It occur mostly on sandy flats or sandstone habitats.
Red Disa; Disa uniflora
The Red Disa is either an erect or drooping tuberous perennial (about 60cm in height). Its leaves is clusteed towards the base and is narrowly lance-shaped. Flowers is carmine red to orage, which is shallowly hooded with a short spur that is approximately 60 to 80 milimetres wide. It occur mostly on wet cliffs, streamside and seeps habitats. Its pollinated by the Table Mountain Beaty Butterfly; Aeropetes tulbahia.