BIG BAY HOA
Approved Plant List
9 Plant Classifications
126 Plants to choose from
Updated regularly
Trees
A woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
| African Holly | Ilex Mitis | Red Currant | Rhus Chirindensis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladdernut | Diospyros Whyteana | Sweet Thorn | Acacia Karroo |
| Canthium | Canthium | Water Berry | Syzygium Cordatum |
| Cape Ash | Ekebergia Capensis | Water Pear | Syzygium Guineense |
| Cape Beech | Rapanea Melanophloeos | White Karee | Rhus Pendulina |
| Cheesewood | Pittosporum Viridiflorum | White Milkwood | Sideroxylon Inerme |
| Coast Coral Tree | Erythrina Caffra | White Pear | Apodytes Dimidiata |
| Coast Silver Oak | Brachylaena Discolor | Wild Olive | Olea Europaea |
| Fever Tree | Acacia Xanthophloea | Wild Peach | Kiggelaria Africana |
| Karee | Rhus Lancea | Wild plum | Harpephyllum Caffrum |
Shrubs
A woody plant which is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground.
| Beach Salvia / Brown Sage | Salvia Africana-Lutea | Jeweled Aloe | Aloe Distans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Daisy/Marguerite | Felicia Amelloides | Kei Apple | Dovyalis Caffra |
| Blue Kuni-Bush | Rhus Glauca | Large Num-Num | Carissa Macrocarpa |
| Blue Sage | Salvia Africana-Caerulea | Nana-Berry | Rhus Dentata |
| Bos Vygie | Ruschia Macowanii | Petite Butterfly | Polygala Fruticosa |
| Buchu | Agathosma spp. | Pride of De Kaap | Bauhinia Galpinii |
| Bush Violet | Barleria Obtusa | River Star | Gomphostigma Virgatum |
| Camphor Bush | Tarchonanthus Camphoratus | Rough Blue Sage | Salvia Chamelaeagnea |
| Cape Honeysuckle | Tecomaria Capensis | Sagewood | Buddleja Salviifolia |
| Confetti Bush | Coleonema Pulchellum/Album | Saltbush | Rhagodia |
| Dune Crow-Berry | Rhus Crenata | Sea Rose | Orphium Frutescens |
| False Olive | Buddleja Saligna | Statice / Sea Lavender | Limonium Perezii |
| Forest Bell Bush | Mackaya Bella | Sweet Pea/September Bush | Polygala Myrtifolia |
| Forest Elder | Nuxia Floribunda | Tree Fuchsia | Halleria Lucida |
| Forget-Me-Not | Plumbago Auriculata | Varnished Kuni-Rhus | Rhus Lucida |
| Geelblombos | Athanasia Dentata | Weeping Sage | Buddleja Auriculata |
| Golden Daisy Bush | Euryops Pectinatus | White Bristle Bush | Metalasia Muricata |
| Heather/Heath (all species) | Erica spp. | Wild Dagga / Lion’s Tail | Leonotis Leonurus |
| Honey Daisy | Euryops Virgineus | Wild Mallow | Anisodontea Scabrosa |
| Honeybell Bush | Freylinia Lanceolata | Wild Rosemary | Eriocephalus Africanus |
| Honeybells | Freylinia Tropica | Wilde Malva | Pelargonium Cucullatum |
| Hopbush | Dodonaea Viscosa |
Form Plants
Plants that exhibit an enormous range of shape and form, which result from enhanced growth in one region occurring at the expense of growth in another area.
| Bird of Paradise | Strelitzia Reginae | Krantz Aloe | Aloe Arborescens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape/Bitter/Red Aloe | Aloe Ferox | Tree Aloe | Aloe Bainesii/Barbera |
| Dune Aloe | Aloe Thraskii | Wild Banana | Strelitzia Nicolai |
Wetland & Marginal
Water plants which grow in shallow water with their roots submerged and their leaves and flowers above the water surface in up to eighteen inches of water.
| Arum Lily | Zantedeschia Aethiopica | Seven Weeks/Knysna Fern | Rumohra Adiantiformis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmiet | Prionium Serratum | Umbrella Papyrus/Palm | Cyperus alternifolius |
| Red/Blood Root | Wachendorfia Thyrsiflora |
Creepers/Climbers
A plant that grows upon or just beneath the surface of the ground, or upon any other surface, sending out rootlets from the stem, as ivy and couch grass.
| Black-Eyed Susan | Thunbergia Alata | Starry Wild Jasmine | Jasminum Multipartitum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Creeper | Senecio Tamoides | Wild Grape | Rhoicissus Tomentosa |
Ground Cover & Restio
Dense low herbaceous plants and shrubs that grow over the surface of the ground, esp, in a forest, preventing soil erosion or, in a garden, stifling weeds
| African/Cape Daisy | Osteospermum | Ivy Leaf Geranium | Pelargonium Peltatum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camphor-Scented Pelargonium | Pelargonium Betulinum | Kingfisher/Blue Daisy | Felicia Bergeriana |
| Cape Weed/Dandelion | Arctotheca Calendula | Licorice Plant | Helichrysum Petiolare |
| Cape/African Daisy | Osteospermum | Nemesia | Nemesia |
| Carpet Gazania | Dymondia Margaretae | Pigs Ear | Cotyledon Orbiculata |
| Carpet Geranium | Geranium Incanum | Pincushion Flower | Scabiosa |
| Cat’s Tail | Bulbine Frutescens | Rotsvygie | Delosperma |
| Creeping Foxglove | Asystasia Gangetica | Selago | Selago |
| Fig-marigold | Lampranthus | Sour Fig | Carpobrotus Edulis |
| Gazania | Gazania Uniflora | Spur Flower | Plectranthus |
| Giant Thatching Reed | Thamnochortus Spicigerus | Thatching Reed | Elegia Tectorum Cape |
| Golden Guinea Everlasting | Helichrysum Argyrophyllum | Wild Cineraria | Cineraria Saxifraga |
| Hottentot Fig | Carpobrotus Acinaciformis |
Bulbs
A usually subterranean and often globular bud having fleshy leaves emergent at the top and a stem reduced to a flat disk, rooting from the underside, as in the onion and lily.
| African Lily | Agapanthus africanus | Large Wild Iris | Dietes Grandiflora |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anemone Vygie | Jordaaniella Dubia | Red Hot Poker | Kniphofia Praecox |
| Cobra lily | Chasmanthe aethiopica | Star of Bethlehem | Ornithogalum |
| Falling Stars | Crocosmia Aurea | Watsonia Marginata | Fragrant Bugle-Lily |
| Forest Lily | Veltheimia Bracteata | Wild Garlic | Tulbaghia Violaceae |
| Ifafa/Fire Lily | Cyrtanthus Mackenii | Wild Iris | Dietes Bicolor |
| Lachenalia | Lachenalia spp. |
Succulents
A plant that is able to exist in arid or salty conditions by using water stored in its fleshy tissues
| Aeonium | Aeonium spp. | Elephant Bush | Portulacaria spp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper’s Aloe | Aloe Cooperi | Pencil/Firestick Plant | Euphorbia Tirucalli |
| Coral Aloe | Aloe Striata | Soap Aloe | Aloe Maculata |
| Crassula | Crassula spp. |
Turf (Grass/Lawn)
Turf is the top layer of a grassy area consisting of a kind of mat of grass and its roots.
| Astroturf | Fake grass on well drained sub-base, professionally installed. | Bermuda/Couch/Kweek | Cynodon Dactylon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Grass | Bouteloua Dactyloides |