Water Smart Plants - Drought Tolerant Garden Plants

Lavender 'Margaret Roberts' (Lavandula x intermedia) is a fragrant, hardy, and water-wise lavender variety that's perfect for herb gardens, borders, and coastal planting while attracting beneficial pollinators to your garden.

Why You'll Love It:
• Beautiful purple flower spikes with intense fragrance
• Fragrant, hardy, and water-wise lavender variety
• Ideal for cut flowers, potpourri, and natural aromatherapy
• Foliage provides year-round structure and texture
• Perfect for herb gardens, borders, and coastal planting
• Attracts beneficial pollinators to your garden

Planting & Care:
Plant 60-80cm apart in full sun with excellent drainage. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Prune after flowering to maintain compact shape and encourage new growth. Feed with slow-release fertilizer in spring.

Perfect for creating fragrant, pollinator-friendly gardens. Learn more about creating a scented and fragrant garden or discover how to plant herbs for you and the bees to support local pollinators while enjoying beautiful, aromatic plants.

Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia Leucantha) produces stunning purple flower spikes from late summer through autumn, perfect for adding vibrant seasonal color to water-wise gardens and attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.

Why You'll Love It:
• Hardy, drought-tolerant perennial
• Low-maintenance evergreen shrub
• Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil
• Excellent choice for Western Cape gardens
• Long-lasting blooms with minimal water requirements

Planting & Care:
Plant 1-1.5m apart for mass plantings or use as striking specimen plants in mixed perennial borders. Feed annually in spring with a balanced slow-release fertilizer to encourage vigorous growth and abundant flowering.

Learn more about water-wise gardening techniques or discover how to attract butterflies to your garden with flowering plants like Mexican Bush Sage.

Wild Garlic (Wildeknoffel) is a tough, water-wise indigenous plant with edible, fragrant leaves and beautiful purple blooms that's perfect for sunny spots, borders, and container planting in Western Cape gardens.

Why You'll Love It:
• Hardy South African indigenous species
• Edible leaves for fresh salads or cooked dishes
• Beautiful mauve-pink flowers above clumps of narrow, grey-green leaves
• Distinctive garlic scent when leaves are crushed
• Attracts butterflies and beneficial insects to your garden
• Perfect for creating sustainable, indigenous gardens
• Supports local ecosystems

Perfect for creating sustainable, indigenous gardens that support local ecosystems. Learn more about your garden as an ecosystem or discover water-wise gardening techniques to create beautiful, drought-tolerant landscapes with indigenous plants like Wild Garlic.

Bird of Paradise is an unmistakable South African icon, admired for its bold, tropical foliage and brilliant orange-and-blue flowers that create stunning focal points in any landscape.

Why You'll Love It:
• Indigenous beauty provides year-round architectural greenery
• Dramatic color displays when in bloom mainly from May to December
• Perfect for modern gardens, poolside plantings, and container displays
• Hardy, low-maintenance plant that's water-wise once established
• Wind-resistant, making it ideal for coastal gardens and challenging conditions
• Can be successfully grown indoors with lots of bright light and some direct sun
• Best grown in full sun to light shade

Planting & Care:
Plant 1.5-2m apart for mass plantings or use as specimen plants in garden beds and containers. Feed annually in early spring with quality compost before new growth begins, then fertilize during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer for optimal flowering. 

Learn how your garden can support local ecosystems with indigenous plants like Bird of Paradise.

Princess Lavender (Butterfly Lavender) is a compact, fragrant perennial shrub that produces distinctive purple flower spikes topped with showy pink bracts, perfect for adding Mediterranean charm to water-wise gardens, containers, and borders while attracting butterflies and bees. This hardy drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it an excellent choice for Western Cape gardens where continuous blooms and aromatic foliage are desired. The compact growth habit makes it ideal for small gardens, pots, and edging along pathways. Plant 50-60cm apart for mass plantings or use as specimen plants in containers and herb gardens. Feed annually in spring with a balanced slow-release fertilizer to encourage vigorous growth and abundant flowering. Learn more about creating a scented and fragrant garden or discover how to plant herbs for you and the bees to support local pollinators with aromatic plants like Princess Lavender.

Brachyscome is a compact perennial that produces masses of cheerful daisy-like flowers from spring through summer and into autumn. Available in two beautiful varieties: 'Fresco Purple' with vibrant purple blooms and 'Fresco Candy' with soft pink and white petals. This easy-growing plant is perfect for containers, flower gardens, and border plantings where its neat, mounding habit creates lovely displays. Feed monthly with a balanced fertilizer during the flowering season to maintain continuous blooms. Both varieties are equally hardy and water-wise, making them excellent choices for low-maintenance gardens.

Spekboom (Portulacaria Afra) is South Africa's beloved 'miracle plant' featuring traditional small, round succulent leaves that create dense, compact growth perfect for detailed pruning and shaping.

Why You'll Love It:
• Indigenous carbon-capturing champion
• Small, round succulent leaves with fine-textured foliage
• Forms tight, neat hedges with regular trimming
• Ideal for bonsai work and intricate topiary designs
• Perfect for precise garden borders and detailed definition
• Compact leaf size suits smaller garden spaces
• Excellent for container growing

Planting & Care:
Feed with a balanced succulent fertilizer in spring to encourage healthy growth and maintain its characteristic dense branching pattern. The classic Spekboom's compact leaf size and naturally bushy habit make it particularly suitable for applications where a refined, detailed appearance is preferred over bold architectural statements.

A late season pomegranate with orange-red flowers. The fruit has a red to purple skin. This variety is popular for making pomegranate juice. Wonderful is a fast grower, produces an abundance of fruit, is drought resistant and mostly pest free.

Highly recommended for its prolific growth, the Salt Bush lends itself beautifully to marvelous formal applications, including crafting shaped balls and clipped hedges.

When planting, choose a well-drained soil location with full to partial sun exposure for optimal results. The fantastic silvery-grey foliage of the Salt Bush not only adds to its own allure, but also showcases the colors of the plants planted around it, creating a visually stunning landscape.

Plumbago Auriculata Blue is a Western Cape favourite, an indigenous shrub treasured for its masses of blue blooms, mainly from November to May.

Why You'll Love It:
• Indigenous Western Cape shrub with masses of blooms
• Long flowering season from November to May
• Fast-growing and easy to train
• Perfect for informal hedges, sprawling against fences, or cascading over walls
• Can be trimmed into neat, compact shape in pots
• Hardy and water-wise once established
• Adored by butterflies - excellent for wildlife gardens
• One of the most rewarding shrubs for long-lasting seasonal colour

Planting & Care:
Plant in full sun with well-draining soil. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes water-wise. Prune after flowering to maintain shape and encourage new growth. Feed with balanced fertilizer in spring to encourage vigorous blooming.

This perennial Gazania is native to the mountains of South Africa and produce large, daisy-like flowerheads in a delightful red colour, in autumn, spring and summer. They are often planted as a drought-tolerant groundcover.

Spekboom 'Grande' (Large-leaf Spekboom) is a hardy, water-wise indigenous succulent with large, fleshy leaves that's perfect for creating fast-growing hedges, container gardens, or eco-friendly landscapes in Western Cape gardens.

Why You'll Love It:
• Hardy, water-wise indigenous succulent with large, fleshy leaves
• Perfect for creating fast-growing hedges
• Excellent for container gardens and eco-friendly landscapes
• Thrives in poor soils and drought conditions
• Provides excellent carbon sequestration benefits
• Environmentally conscious choice for sustainable gardening
• Resilient plant that adapts to challenging conditions
• Striking specimen plant for containers and rockeries

Planting & Care:
Plant 50-60cm apart for hedging or use as a striking specimen plant in containers and rockeries. Feed monthly during growing season with a balanced succulent fertilizer to encourage vigorous growth and maintain healthy foliage.

Learn more about water-wise gardening techniques or discover how your garden can support local ecosystems with indigenous plants like Spekboom.

The Wild Olive is one of South Africa’s most treasured indigenous trees, known for its timeless beauty and resilience. Its silvery-green leaves and rugged trunk add instant character to gardens, while its drought tolerance makes it a dependable choice for the Western Cape.

Best planted in full sun, this evergreen tree grows slowly but steadily into a long-lived garden feature. It thrives in coastal and dry conditions and can also be pruned into a neat hedge or trained for use in a large pot. 

 The wild olive has beautiful wood for furniture making. Has many medicinal uses.

Klipvygie or  Delosperma Cooperii is a hardy, indigenous succulent groundcover that produces masses of bright magenta-pink daisy-like flowers, perfect for rockeries, slopes, and water-wise gardens where vibrant color is desired. This drought-tolerant plant forms dense mats of succulent foliage and blooms profusely during spring and summer months, making it an excellent choice for erosion control and low-maintenance landscaping. Plant 30-40cm apart for groundcover effect or use as colorful edging along pathways and garden borders. Feed monthly during growing season with a balanced succulent fertilizer to encourage continuous flowering and maintain healthy growth. Learn more about water-wise gardening techniques or discover why succulents deserve a spot in every garden for beautiful, drought-tolerant landscapes.

Lavandula Anouk White is a compact French lavender that produces soft lilac-purple flower spikes crowned with elegant white bracts, creating a striking two-toned effect. Highly fragrant and long-lasting, it flowers from mid-spring into early summer, bringing both beauty and scent to borders, pots, and pathways.

This hardy, waterwise lavender thrives in full sun with good air circulation and well-drained soil. Once established, it needs only light watering and is naturally drought-tolerant. Plant 30–40 cm apart for a massed display, and enjoy a garden alive with bees and butterflies while benefiting from a tough, low-maintenance plant perfectly suited to Western Cape conditions.

Tree Aloe is Africa's tallest aloe that forms dramatic branches with spectacular orange flower spikes, creating an excellent focal point and architectural statement in any Western Cape garden. This majestic indigenous evergreen giant is widely used for its striking sculptural shape, making it perfect as a dramatic feature plant in large gardens, coastal properties, office parks, and commercial sites where year-round structure and beauty are desired. Young trees adapt well to containers, but ensure the pot is sturdy and wide to support this impressive succulent tree. Plant 4-5m apart for grove plantings or use as specimen trees in garden beds and courtyards. Feed annually in spring with a balanced succulent fertilizer and enrich soil with quality compost for optimal growth. For young trees, provide support with tree stakes and secure with tree ties until well established. Apply pine mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds. This proudly indigenous tree thrives in full sun and dry conditions, making it ideal for low-maintenance, water-wise gardens. Learn how your garden can support local ecosystems with indigenous trees like Tree Aloe, or discover water-wise gardening techniques for creating stunning, drought-tolerant landscapes.

Evolvulus 'Blue my mind'(also known as Dwarf Morning Glory) has tiny blue blossoms covering these silvery-leaved plants for extended periods.  An ideal choice for ground covers in gardens or containers, creating a mound of vivid blue blooms.

These resilient plants thrive in heat and drought conditions, making them excellent ground covers and companions for mixed baskets and pots. They thrive in scorching temperatures and shine in full sun. Furthermore, once established, 'Blue my Mind' requires minimal watering due to their drought tolerance.

 Lavandula stoechas (Mauve-Lilac) is a compact, hardy lavender that dazzles with soft mauve-lilac flower heads topped by butterfly-like petals. Its aromatic silver-green foliage and long-lasting blooms make it both beautiful and fragrant, flowering reliably from mid-spring through early summer.

Perfect for borders, pots, and pathways, this lavender thrives in full sun with good air circulation and well-drained soil. Once established, it needs minimal watering, making it a waterwise choice for Western Cape gardens. Plant 30–40 cm apart for a massed display that draws bees and butterflies while adding colour, scent, and elegance to your garden.

A best-seller. Popular due to its attractive foliage, drought tolerance and pest free nature this plant looks fantastic in hanging baskets or containers. Widely used as a quick spreading ground cover for outdoor garden landscaping. The variegated leaves brighten up a shady area. This favourite prefers partial shade, especially in hot climates.  The plant produces long, slender stems which carry white flowers and plantlets at the tip of the flowers.  A single plant with its stems soon become a mother plant surrounded by its 'babies' and therefore the name 'hen and chickens' Water regularly during the growing season but sparingly in winter when the plant is dormant. They prefer being watered from the bottom and not from above. Indigenous. 

The fire sticks plant resembles sea coral and is a striking evergreen succulent shrub. It is resilient to most pests and diseases. Water hardly at all in winter and moderately in summer. Let the soil dry out before watering again. 

*Please note this plant is toxic.  Use with care.

The Italian Cypress is an attractive, upright, pencil-thin conifer that works perfectly in restricted spaces or spaces where shade is not desired. It can be planted in groups to create a beautiful hedge or screen. Effortless with minimal water requirements once established. The Italian Cypress is also wind-tolerant and suitable for coastal gardens.

‘Frantoio’ is the most noted olive oil variety of Tuscany, Italy and makes an excellent potted specimen.  White flowers in spring produce small round to oval black fruit in Autumn.  Self-pollinating, but can be used to pollinate other cultivars. Plant in well-draining soil.

Australian Coastal Rosemary (Westringia Fructicosa) is an evergreen shrub that resembles rosemary but lacks its fragrance and culinary value. It excels in coastal gardens, withstanding salt spray admirably and thriving in sandy, well-drained soil.

Why You'll Love It:
• Evergreen shrub with rosemary-like appearance
• Excels in coastal gardens - withstands salt spray admirably
• Thrives in sandy, well-drained soil
• Relatively drought-tolerant once established
• Requires less water than other plants
• Can be shaped into beautifully pruned balls, hedges, or lollipop standards
• Dainty white or blue flowers during spring and summer

Planting & Care:
Plant 60-80cm apart for hedging in full sun with sandy, well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Prune regularly to maintain desired shape - responds excellently to shaping into balls, hedges, or standards. Feed with balanced fertilizer in spring.

Natal Plum (Carissa Macrocarpa), also commonly known as 'Large Num-Num', is a proudly indigenous plant that's an extremely easy-to-grow, thorny shrub often used for hedges. It produces glossy, deep green leaves and highly fragrant, snowy white flowers in summer, followed by ornamental plump, round, crimson edible fruit in summer and autumn.

Why You'll Love It:
• Highly fragrant, snowy white flowers in summer
• Ornamental plump, round, crimson edible fruit in summer and autumn
• Glossy, deep green evergreen leaves
• Extremely easy-to-grow and low maintenance
• Thorny shrub creates impenetrable security hedge
• Popular indigenous choice for coastal gardens
• Hardy and waterwise once established
• Salt-tolerant - perfect for coastal areas
• Fruit and flowers appear at the same time

Planting & Care:
Plant 1m apart for an impenetrable hedge in full sun with well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Prune to maintain desired shape and encourage bushy growth. Feed with balanced fertilizer in spring to encourage vigorous growth and abundant flowering.

This colourful crassula is a firm favourite as it sets your garden alight with its fleshy propeller-like leaves that mature from bright lime-green to bright red. Also very pretty in containers or hanging baskets. 

Aeonium'Kiwi' is a  charming evergreen succulent with petite, variegated rosettes and spoon-shaped leaves that turn a vibrant rose red in the sunlight. Plant this popular succulent in well-draining soil  and water sparingly. Aeonium'Kiwi' requires a minimum of 6 hours of daily sunlight to ensure optimal growth.

Elegant evergreen plant for Cape Town gardens or indoors. Cycas revoluta adds structure and texture with its distinctive palm-like fronds. Prefers bright, indirect light indoors or partial shade outdoors. Water when soil surface feels dry - avoid overwatering as this can cause root rot. Feed monthly during growing season with balanced fertilizer. Remove only completely brown fronds by cutting close to trunk. Growth is naturally slow, so be patient. Great in pots or planted in beds for dramatic architectural impact.

Reaching a height of 5m+ with a non-aggressive root system, the' Kei Apple' is an extremely versatile all-rounder that lends itself to many applications .It can be planted on its own, in a garden border or as a screening plant. It can be pruned to create a neat ,compact shape, which makes it ideal for use as container plant or bonsai. The dense, evergreen foliage and thorny branches of 'Dovyalis caffra' make it suitable for security hedging.

Various bird species,especially louries and black-eyed bulbuls, love the unusual golden fruit of the 'Kei Apple'.

 The sunbeam faces of this Gazania variety adds a vivid splash of colour to border edges, containers and dry slopes.  They produce masses of starry golden flowers with an orange halo around the centre above carpets of neat foliage. 

These sizzling Gazanias look fabulous combined with bright-coloured bedding plants such as marigolds and nasturtiums and exotic climbers like Thunbergia.  Grow in full sun and plant in sandy, well-drained soil.  Good for difficult, dry conditions and coastal gardens

Incredibly versatile. Bougainvilleas are useful for screening a wall and can add a splash of colour in areas where there is a lot of paving or not much other garden interest. Great in pots with a simple V-shaped trellis for support. Packs a punch of colour in summer and nearly all year round. Enjoys hot, sunny conditions but afternoon sun is good. Flowers best with neglect so do not over-water, over-prune or over-feed.

A tall-growing bougainvillea that ensures masses of flowers. An unusual variety with white floral bracts that age to pink. Plant in a sunny spot in well-draining soil. 

This small compact shrub provides a variation of colour with bright red foliage in autumn to yellow highlights in winter. Great in containers or gardens.

Aromatic and elegant, Lavendar “Holland Supreme” forms a compact mound of silvery-green foliage topped by upright, deep violet flower spikes crowned with petal “ears.” These dramatic blooms emerge in spring and linger into early summer, creating an undulating sea of rich lavender-purple.

Perfect for mass plantings, mixed borders, or container accents, this variety is equally striking in beds or pots. Once established, it is drought-tolerant and easy-care—just ensure full sun, excellent drainage, and a light trim after flowering to maintain shape and encourage reblooming.

Carissa 'Bispinosa' (Forest Num Num) is a drought-resistant, evergreen shrub with handsome, glossy foliage and fragrant, starry-white, jasmine-like flowers. Ornamental and edible, scarlet to crimson oval fruits are produced after flowering, making this an attractive, ornamental shrub that makes excellent hedges.

Why You'll Love It:
• Drought-resistant and water smart
• Makes excellent impenetrable hedges with thorns
• Does well in coastal areas
• Indigenous and low maintenance
• Attractive to birds and wildlife
• Perfect for security hedging

Planting & Care:
Plant 1m apart to form an impenetrable hedge in sun to semi-shade with well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Feed with balanced fertilizer in spring to encourage healthy growth and abundant flowering.

Mirror Bush (Coprosma Repens 'Marble Chips') is an eye-catching evergreen shrub with glossy, cream-and-green variegated foliage that adds year-round colour to any garden. Naturally salt-tolerant, it's ideal for Cape Town's coastal gardens.

Why You'll Love It:
• Naturally salt-tolerant - ideal for coastal gardens
• Grows into a dense shrub perfect for screening, borders, or mixed beds
• Low-maintenance and evergreen
• Hardy and waterwise once established
• Wind-resistant - perfect for exposed coastal areas
• Thrives in full sun to semi-shade
• Requires little more than occasional trimming to keep neat shape
• Shiny, glossy leaves create attractive displays

Planting & Care:
Plant 60-80cm apart for hedging or screening in full sun to semi-shade with well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Occasional trimming keeps a neat shape and encourages dense growth. Feed with balanced fertilizer in spring.

This bright yellow perennial Gazania is native to the mountains of South Africa and produce large, daisy-like flowerheads in autumn, spring and summer. They are often planted as a drought-tolerant groundcover.

A hardy, evergreen creeper traditionally used to make jam and rope. Attractive foliage. Indigenous, fast grower for covering fences or pergolas. Can also be used as a ground-cover. Small green-yellow flowers in late summer, followed by tart ‘grape-looking’ berries. The flowers will attract insects to your garden. It can be used as a screen.

This evergreen, structural plant forms a bulbous trunk-like stem, resembling an elephants foot. The swollen base stores water and makes this an ideal waterwise option.  It's drought tolerant and hardy. Can be grown as an indoor plant but will require bright light. Will grow slower in a container than in the ground. Use potting soil that drains well. Waterwise, tough and ideal for a patio. 

A garden showstopper! Leucospermum 'Clockwork Orange' produces large orange flowers in spring that turn a vibrant red colour after flowering. Perfect as a focal point or planted in groups, this South African beauty provides stunning long-stemmed cut flowers.

Effortlessly elegant - thrives in low maintenance, low water use gardens and looks equally beautiful as a container plant (1.5m x 1m). Also known as 'Speldekussing' in Afrikaans, it's the ultimate water-wise garden star!

This striking white perennial Gazania is native to the mountains of South Africa and produce large, daisy-like flowerheads in autumn, spring and summer. They are often planted as a drought-tolerant groundcover.

Very popular evergreen succulent of striking beauty. It forms a solitary rosette of rounded, pointed pastel grey leaves adorned with lavender-pink highlights. The overlapping leaves are delicately dusted with a fine white powder which adds to the plant's unique appeal.One of the most prolific echeverias, producing generous flowering spikes of coral pink flowers yearly. Highly valued in floral arrangements, wedding bouquets and an excellent container plant.Adds beautiful colour and contrast to your garden landscape.

Anise Scented Sage (Salvia 'Purple and Bloom') is a compact, vigorous-growing perennial with beautiful purple blooms that bring color and fragrance to your garden. Heat tolerant and hardy, this water-smart sage will attract birds and butterflies to the garden, making it perfect for pollinator-friendly landscapes.

Why You'll Love It:
• Compact growth habit - more compact than Black & Bloom
• Vigorous-growing and hardy
• Heat tolerant and water smart
• Attracts birds and butterflies to the garden
• Ideal for coastal gardens
• Fragrant foliage adds sensory appeal
• Low maintenance once established

Planting & Care:
Plant 60-80cm apart in full sun with well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Feed with balanced fertilizer in spring.

A silver succulent that forms a small, clumping bush. Its oblong leaves are covered in white, waxy hairs that give it a “dusty” look. Small pink flowers bloom in the Spring. *Can be toxic to people and pets.

Tube like leaves resembling little hunting horns. Grows upright.

A beautiful vigorous growing bougainvillea with bright magenta red bracts. Suitable to cover patios and for screening. Ideal for low maintenance, low water use gardens.

A beautiful vigorous-growing bougainvillea with bright magenta coloured flower bracts. Suitable to cover patios and a dramatic groundcover for banks when allowed to ramble. Plant in well-draining soil.  

Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis 'Dark Pink') is a resilient shrub boasting lush green foliage and magnificent bursts of dark pink blooms each spring. Elevate your garden effortlessly with its low-maintenance charm, perfect for shaping into the hedge of your dreams or letting it flourish in pots or beds.

Why You'll Love It:
• Magnificent bursts of dark pink blooms each spring
• Lush green evergreen foliage year-round
• Resilient and low-maintenance shrub
• Water wise once established
• Shape it into the hedge of your dreams
• Flourishes in pots or beds
• Perfect for coastal gardens
• Fragrant flowers attract pollinators
• Thrives in sun to semi-shade

Planting & Care:
Plant 80cm-1m apart for hedging in sun to semi-shade with well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Prune after flowering to maintain desired shape and encourage dense growth. Feed with balanced fertilizer in spring.

Yellow Spekboom (Portulacaria Afra 'Aurea') is an indigenous plant with bright yellow-green, rounded succulent leaves and a reddish stem. For gardening purposes the plant is grown for its striking leaf colour and water-wise attributes, making it perfect for hot, dry rockeries or grouped with other succulents in drought-prone areas.

Why You'll Love It:
• Striking leaf colour provides bright evergreen contrast
• Edible leaves - safe for consumption
• Marvelous air-purifying qualities - removes carbon dioxide
• Easy to grow and low-maintenance
• Water-wise and drought tolerant
• Works well in hot, dry rockeries or with other succulents
• Indigenous and eco-friendly plant

Planting & Care:
Plant 30-40cm apart in full sun with well-drained soil. Water sparingly once established - this succulent thrives on neglect. Feed with diluted liquid fertilizer in spring and summer for optimal growth.

Polygala Fruticosa 'Petite Butterfly' is delicate yet resilient, adding a graceful touch of colour and movement to any Western Cape garden. This compact, evergreen shrub bursts into masses of soft mauve-purple blooms that resemble tiny butterflies fluttering across fine green foliage — a spectacle that lasts almost all year in mild climates.

Why You'll Love It:
• Blooms almost all year 
• Compact, evergreen shrub with fine green foliage
• Delicate yet resilient - reliable performance with minimal fuss
• Waterwise and coastal-friendly
• Handles wind and drought well once established
• Favourite for borders, rockeries, and containers
• Neat growth habit perfect for low hedging or slope planting
• Indigenous and perfect for local gardens

Planting & Care:
Plant 40-50cm apart in full sun with well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce as plant becomes drought-tolerant. Trim lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage continuous blooming. Feed with balanced fertilizer in spring.

These salt-tolerant plants are water-wise and highly recommended for coastal gardens. Their dry papery petals retain their purple colour well, making them popular for dried flower arrangements. The flowers last for ages and therefore their other common name 'everlasting'. 

A succulent perennial with erect, fleshy , bluish-green pencil-like stems. They are adorned with purple-green patterns and lined with soft spines along the sides. Brilliant red to orange thistle like flowers appear in summer. Easy to grow, the pickle plant is great for containers and can be used as a houseplant. Slightly cascading when mature,it is also perfect for hanging baskets.Also excellent for rock gardens and succulent gardens to add colour contrast and interest.

This extra-dwarf crested marigold is compact and heat tolerant.  Hot Pak will bloom all summer long even in high and humid temperatures.  These vigorous plants will bloom abundantly and are ideal for containers, patios and the garden.  Attracts bees and butterflies.

Mexican Snowball is a fast-growing, award-winning succulent featuring tightly whorled rosettes of fleshy silvery, ice-blue leaves that create stunning textural displays in gardens and containers. This attractive succulent freely produces offsets, making it perfect for propagation and creating impressive clustered displays over time. Bright-pink blooms on long slender stems appear in late winter and spring, adding seasonal color to the silvery foliage. Plant 20-25cm apart when creating succulent gardens or use individually in containers for striking focal points. Feed monthly during growing season with diluted succulent fertilizer, ensuring excellent drainage and allowing soil to dry completely between waterings to maintain optimal health. Learn more about water-wise gardening techniques or discover container gardening tips for growing beautiful succulents in pots and planters.

This striking ornamental grass forms a weeping mound of finely textured bronze foliage. It's lovely when gracefully spilling over slopes, pots, and garden edges and is an ideal choice for mass planting.

Moreover, Carex 'Bronco' is exceptionally low-maintenance and drought-tolerant, making it a practical addition to your garden.

This quirky and fun trailing succulent with leaves that look like little dolphins will bring instant joy to your surroundings. Easy to grow, waterwise and can be grown indoors or outdoors.

Hybrid bougainvillea with vibrant dark purple floral bracts, complimented with beautiful olive green foliage. Suitable for hedges and ideal for low maintenance, low water use gardens.

This medium sized compact shrub will add spectacular colour to the garden or the patio. Ideal for low maintenance, low water use gardens.