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Grassland Plant list supplied by Anno Torr
Tall flowering perennials and shrubs:
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
H. kraussii – up to 1 m
Polygala virgata
Leonotus leonurus /intermedia
Syncolostemon densiflorus/ S. rotundifolius
Tephrosia grandiflora
Gnidia kraussiana and other species
Hemizygia transvaalensis
Hypoestes aristata
Lessertia perennans 70 cm
Lotononis spp.
Aloes:
Aloe ferox
Aloe marlothii
Aloe ecklonii
Aloe cooperi
Aloe boylei
Aloe maculata
Wet area plants:
Dissotis spp.
Phygelius capensis
Hesperantha coccinea
Gunnera perpensa
Cyrtanthus breviflorus
Crinum macowanii
Kniphofia spp.
Pycnostachys reticulata
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Lobelia anceps
Grasses: limit the use of the tallest varieties, or those with robust spreading habits, like Setaria sphacelata, if your grassland bed is small.
Cymbopogon validus
Eragrostis spectabilis
Eragrostis capensis
E. racemosa
Eragrostis curvula/ superba
Hyparrhenia hirta
Melinis nerviglumis
Melinis repens
Miscanthus capensis
Panicum maximum
Sporobolus africanus
Themeda triandra
Aristida junciformis
Bulbs:
Gladiolus spp.
Dierama spp.
Agapanthus campanulatus / A. inapertus
Albuca nelsonii
Boophane disticha
Brunsvigia sp.
Crinum graminicola
Freesia grandiflora
Cyrtanthus mackenii
Eucomis spp.
Galtonia candicans
Hypoxis hemerocallidea
Hypoxis angustifolia
Kniphofia species
Nerine sp.
Merwilla plumbea
Tulbaghia ludwigiana
Watsonia densiflorus
Watsonia pillansii
Zantedeschia albomaculata
Zantedeschia pentlandii
Zantedeschia rehmannii
Annuals:
Papaver aculeatum: 80 cm
Pseudoselago subglabra: 80 cm
Ursinia calenduliflora: 35 cm
Wahlenbergia undulata: 50 cm
Nemesia floribunda: 30 cm
Perennials:Seasonal theme plants
Anthericum saundersiae
Aristea ecklonii/ woodii
Barleria elegans
Becium obovatum
Berkheya speciosa/ umbellata
Bulbine abyssinica
Bulbine narcissifolia:
Callilepis laureola
Callilepis leptophylla: 30 – 60 cm
Crassula alba
Crassula vaginata
Crossandra greenstockii
Cyanotis speciosa: 25-30cm
Dianthus zeyheri
Diascia sp.
Felicia erigeroides
Felicia filifolia
Gazania sp
Gerbera ambigua
H. hirsuta (=Vernonia hirsuta)
H. kraussii – up to 1 m
H. pinifolia (=Vernonia capensis)
H. ruderale/ H. pilosellum/ Helichrysum patulum –coastal, 50 cm
Haplocarpha scaposa
Hebenstretia dura
Helichrysum aureum
Helichrysum cooperi (beware; it self-seeds vigorously)
Hilliardiella aristata (=Vernonia natalensis)
Indigofera hilaris 60 cm
Macledium zeyheri (=Dicoma zeyheri)
Murdannia simplex
Nemesia denticulata 60 cm
Nidorella auriculata
Pentanisia sp.
Scabiosa sp.
Senecio speciosus
Silene sp
Stachys aethiopica/ S. natalensis
Thunbergia atriplicifolia