Plants that made journey from South Africa / Many of flowers that look right at home here originated half a world away By Erle Nickel , Special to The Chronicle March 7, 2007 Drosanthemum bicolor ...

The acacia is one of South Africa’s most well-known trees. There are over 1,300 species of acacia worldwide, making it quite diverse. Characterised by its white thorns, it is a hardy tree that ...

There are other trees related to it. Some have purple flowers and some have pink flowers, called purple and pink tabebuias respectively. The most popular one is the yellow, and it's really an ...

Located near South Africa’s south-western tip, the Cape Floral Kingdom is home to the highest concentration of plant species on the planet. It has three times as many plant varieties as the ...

Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania and Africa's tallest mountain.

Both types of trees should be protected in the wild or cultivated for the survival of baobab populations and for long-term sustainable harvest of the fruit. Flowers are bisexual, but biased ...

Fresh from his triumph at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, South Africa’s celebrated landscape designer, Leon Kluge, the ‘Flower King’ has clinched another prestigious award. This time, he ...

You know it’s springtime when the tabebuia trees are in bloom. The trees, native to subtropical climes, are easy to spot. The beautiful bright yellow blooms (or purple or pink-ish) have started ...

This year, in honour of Madiba's legacy, Konica Minolta South Africa, a division of Bidvest Office, together with its environmental partner, Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA), planted 30 trees at the ...

Adult “strawberry” leopards have been photographed at different sites in South Africa, first in 2012 and again in 2019. Black Leopard Mountain Lodge shared photos of the 2019 sighting on Facebook.