Bazley Nursery

Albuca nelsonii / Candelabrum Lily
Albuca nelsonii is a very hardy, robust, evergreen, clump forming bulb with strap-like, bright green leaves. White, scented flowers striped with green are arranged on a long erect stem from September to January. This is a good cut flower. It is suitable for rockeries and embankments in a sun or shade position. It is also a good plant for the difficult areas that are in shade for part of the year as well as those dry areas under trees that are matted with roots. Used as a protective charm.

Aloe arborescens / Kranz Aloe
Aloe arborescens is a very hardy, drought-resistant, large, branched Aloe with narrow, curved, bluish-grey leaves that form rosettes. The leaves may become reddish in winter or in times of drought. Three to four flowering stems of orange, red or yellow flowers arise from each rosette and bloom all winter. An attractive Aloe with nectar-rich flowers that provide food for Sunbirds in winter as well as attracting insects and thus other birds. Although this Aloe is drought-resistant it occurs naturally in high rainfall areas, making it an ideal garden plant. Plant in sun or semi-shade.

Aloe chabaudii
This medium-sized aloe are stemless, produce numerous suckers and in time will form large clusters in a garden. The leaves are greyish green, are borne in erect rosettes with short, firm, white teeth on the leaf margins. Young plants could have white spots on the surfaces of the leaves. Spreading, head-shaped or cone-shaped clusters of red or pinkish flowers are borne on much-branched inflorescences. Looks beautiful flowering amongst grasses or rocks in well-drained soil.

Aloe ciliaris / Climbing Aloe
Aloe ciliaris is a hardy, climbing Aloe with stems climbing up to 5m if they are supported, but otherwise makes a lovely, clump forming sprawling shrub. The leaves are in loose rosettes around the stem and fringed with white hairs. Blooms almost all year round with beautiful, bright red flowers that are tipped with yellow. The flowers attract sunbirds to the garden. Grows in sun or light shade where it tolerates the dry conditions under trees. If supported, it makes an attractive container plant. Plant in well-drained soil.

Aloe tenuior / Fence Aloe
Aloe tenuior is a hardy, pretty, dainty, rambling Aloe that has bright red or yellow flowers.
It has long narrow sheathing leaves, crowded in a loose rosette at the tip of the branches. In cultivation it flowers freely for most of the year but mainly from May to August. It will form large bush clumps, making it a useful landscape plant. It grows well in a normally irrigated garden. It will grow in full sun or semi-shade. A good ‘bee plant’ that has many traditional uses.

Aloe viridiana (A.greenii) /Ground spotted Aloe
Aloe viridiana is an excellent rockery plant and makes a good display pot plant in the shade. It has an impressive pink inflorescence up to 1.3m tall (January to March) and the individual flowers are about 30 mm long, light to dark pink, and attract sunbirds. The plant itself is an interesting garden subject throughout the year with its attractive spotted leaves and pink-thorned leaf margins. The stoloniferous rhizomes produce offset suckers that give rise to new plants. In nature, Aloe viridiana occurs in sub-tropical coastal forest and adjacent bushveld areas of KwaZulu-Natal as far as Mozambique, where it grows in well-drained sandy soils in both full sun and partial shade.

Aloe maculata / Soap Aloe
Although essentially a summer garden plant, it is indeed a garden plant for all seasons. There is always something of interest, even in mid winter (May-July) or spring (August, September), when the vivid red and yellow to orange flowers stand out against the background of faded dry grass. The bright red and yellow to orange flowers of aloes are a rich source of nectar and attract sunbirds. In the hilly areas of the Free State National Botanical Garden the nectar-rich aloes that flower in winter and spring (September) are visited by brilliant sunbirds. Aloes do not only provide nectar, but also lend striking colour to a tired-looking winter garden.

Aloe thraskii / Dune Aloe
Aloe thraskii is a tall, robust, single stemmed aloe with deeply U-shaped, olive green arching leaves. This aloe grows fast in cultivation and is especially suited for coastal gardens as it tolerates wind and salt air. Generally, it grows about 2 meters tall, but with maturity it can reach 4 meters. This large inflorescences of the dune aloe appear in June and July and are a striking yellow and orange. Wonderful feature plant that is tall and robust. This aloe thrives in poor soils.

Barringtonia racemose / Powderpuff Tree
This beautiful mangrove tree is easily recognized by its large leaves, delicate white flowers and guava-like fruit that hang in long racemes. Can tolerate salt water and therefore thrives under coastal and estuarine conditions. It also grows well under dry conditions where frost does not occur. The flowers appear as very attractive, hanging sprays approximately 60cm in length, with a mass of stamens. These appear from late Summer and through Autumn. They are white and can be tinged with pink. They have a pungent scent. The buds are shiny and pinkish red in colour. They open at night and fade in the morning. This tree attracts butterflies and is a larval food plant for some species of butterfly.

Bauhinia tomentosa / Yellow Bauhinia
Bauhinia tomentosa is a hardy, fast growing, drought resistant, deciduous, scandent shrub with deeply lobed leaves, like butterfly wings. It bears masses of lemon yellow, bell-like flowers with a purple blotch at the base of one petal and flowers throughout summer. Plant in full sun or partial shade. Plant in a mixed shrubbery or as an informal hedge, it also looks grows well in large pots with free draining soil.

Bulbine frutescens
This is a popular, waterwise garden plant, especially when planted en masse as a ground cover, or in rock gardens. It is also cultivated for its medicinal properties. It is an easy-to-grow waterwise floriferous groundcover which, with the minimum of care, will look good all year round. It combines beautifully with blue dwarf agapanthus, flowering at the same time. This succulent perennial multiplies rapidly. Prune it when untidy. For best results it should be planted in well-drained soil preferably enriched with compost. The dead flower heads should be removed to encourage further flowering. These plants prefer full sun, but they will also grow in semi-shade for part of the day. Although it will grow indoors, it requires maximum light.

Bulbine natalensis / Broad-leaved Bulbine
Bulbine natalensis is a hardy, evergreen, drought-resistant, succulent plant with bright green, softly-fleshy leaves that form a basal rosette. Star-shaped, yellow flowers are held in densely-packed spikes at the ends of long, gracefully-arching, flowering stems throughout the year.The pollen- and nectar-rich flowers attract pollinating insects to the garden. It is an ideal rockery or bedding plant and also makes a worthwhile container plant.It has many medicinal uses, particularly for quick relief when used on stings and bites.

Chlorophytum comosum (variegated) / Hen and chickens
Chlorophytum comosum is a fairly hardy, evergreen, tufted perennial with swollen roots and strap-like, bright-green leaves in a basal rosette. White starry flowers adorn an arching flowering stem throughout the year. The tuft of leaves at the tip of each flowering stem roots where it touches the ground. The ‘kuikens’ are gorgeous in flower arrangements. An ideal plant for dry shade areas under trees, in a mixed bed or in hanging baskets. They thrive in dark areas under trees although they tolerate some sun as well.

Crassula capitella / Campfire Crassula
Crassula capitella ‘Campfire’ is a hardy, evergreen, small, branching succulent that has prostrate and fleshy propeller-shaped leaves.The foliage is lime-green with red tips.If you plant it in full sun and limit the water the leaves turn bright red.The foliage is the best feature of this succulent plant. Spikes of insignificant white, star-shaped flowers are borne in summer and attract bees, butterflies and other tiny insects. It makes a particularly pretty hanging basket. Plant in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil. Prune after flowering.

Crassula multicava / Fairy Crassula
Crassula multicava is a hardy, evergreen, mat-forming, broad-leaved succulent plant.
It bears many sprays of dainty, star-shaped, pink flowers from May to November that attract a whole host of tiny insects. It is also a butterfly host plant. Used in traditional medicine. Brood buds are produced from the inflorescence, making it a rapidly spreading plant. It makes a lovely container plant and is gorgeous mass-planted in those difficult dry areas under trees. This popular, easy-to-grow plant is suitable for damp or dry spots in light to deep shade.

Delospermum pink & white
In the garden Delosperma is a genus with huge garden potential as the perennial plants require very little maintenance. This attractive succulent is easy to grow and does well on banks, in rockeries or succulent beds. Plant in well-drained soil in sun. The flowers attract bees and insects to the garden which in turn attract birds. The birds will also eat the leaves at times. Although they are succulent, Delosperma plants originate from summer rainfall areas and therefore need plenty of water. Treating them like other succulents with limited watering will cause their untimely death. Flowers open at midday and close again in the late afternoon, but on overcast days they tend to remain closed.

Dracaena aletriformis / Large-Leaved Dragon Tree
Dracaena aletriformis is a fairly hardy, evergreen, shade loving, Yucca-like accent plant.
It has large, elongated, leathery strap-like leaves with wavy margins that are carried in a rosette at the tips of the branches. It forms dense stands in the undergrowth where it normally grows. Spikes of creamy-white, sweet smelling flowers in long, robust sprays are carried above the leaves. These are borne from November to February and open at night. The large, sticky, orange-yellow fruits attract birds. It has smooth white bark. It grows in deep shade and makes a good indoor and container plant.

Erythrina lysistemon / Common Coral Tree
Erythrina lysistemon is a hardy, deciduous tree with large trifoliate leaves. The spikes of showy scarlet flowers appear in early spring before the leaves. This tree is spectacular when in bloom and would make a wonderful avenue tree alternated with Dombeya rotundifolia that also blooms in early spring with white flowers. Its copious nectar attracts many species of birds and insects to the garden, even Weaver Birds who make holes in the base of the flowers to rob the nectar. Plant in full sun or semi-shade.

Euphorbia tiru-calli / Firesticks
Euphorbia is a hardy, evergreen, tough, drought-resistant, succulent shrub or small tree with rarely-seen, tiny leaves that fall very early as this plant uses its green stems to photosynthesise.In this form the tips of the branches turn yellow, red and orange giving the impression that the tips of the plant are on fire. Tiny, yellow flowers appear from September to December at the end of the new growth. These flowers attract masses of insects and butterflies. The plant is reputedly an effective banisher of moles. Although it is thornless, the dense, angular structure of the branchlets makes it fairly impenetrable, especially in older specimens. In some areas it will grow into a tree. As with most members of this genus, the sap is poisonous.

Kalanchoe luciae / Paddle Plant
Kalanchoe is a hardy, succulent perennial has the most beautiful, large, oval to round, plate-like, greyish-cream leaves that are edged in red. The leaves are carried in an upright rosette and are coated with white powder. This coating helps to keep the plant cool by deflecting the sun’s rays, therefore also its heat. Makes a beautiful container plant or element of a rockery. Plant in well-drained soil in full sun or at least 4 hours a day sun.

Kleinia fulgens / Coral Senecio
Kleinia fulgens is a hardy, attractive, evergreen succulent plant with a creeping, tuberous rootstock. It has broad, flattened, slightly fleshy stalkless leaves that arise directly from a fleshy stem. They are grey-green with a purple margin. The clusters of bright-orange or scarlet flowers are carried on long, flowering stems from January to August. The flowers attract pollinating insects to the garden. This long-flowering plant will brighten up a rockery or mixed flowerbed. Plant in well-drained soil in full sun or light shade.

Kniphofia / Red-hot Poker
Kniphofia praecox is a very hardy, herbaceous perennial which is thought to be a garden hybrid. The long, strap-like leaves are folded in a clump and are quite hard. The beautiful flower spikes are borne on long stems in autumn and winter. The buds are orange, then open in succession into yellow flowers. These attract insects and butterflies as well as Sunbirds to the garden. Plant in a water garden or amongst grasses for the natural look, although they are beautiful when planted en masse, especially when in flower. Grows best in full sun with plenty of water.

Osteospermum / African Daisy
Osteospermum is a hardy, evergreen, drought-resistant, bushy perennial with a rounded, spreading shape and bright-green, slightly-succulent leaves. It bears large, glistening, daisy-like flowers that are streaked with bluish-mauve below and have attractive deep-blue centres. It flowers in spring and summer when it makes a stunning show. This pretty daisy bush attracts many butterflies and insects to the garden. Mass-plant as a border, use as an element of a cottage garden, or plant in a rock garden.

Pelargonium tongaense / Tonga pelargonium
Pelargonium tongaense is a free flowering garden and container plant. Flowers freely over an extended period from spring to autumn. Plants are blessed with bright scarlet red flowers borne in heads of 3-8 flowers on 200mm stalks. Plants are vigorous and extremely showy garden subjects, which can be grown either as container plants or as groundcovers under trees. Since these plants grow well and flower in shaded areas contrary to other common winter rainfall pelargoniums, they are recommended for mixed borders in subtropical gardens.

Plectranthus saccatus / Stoep Jacaranda
Plectranthus saccatus is a fairly hardy, evergreen, fast growing perennial with pale lime-green leaves. It has massed sprays of white flowers in autumn. It attracts insects and butterflies and therefore also attracts insectivorous birds. It is beautiful in a shade to semi-shade garden and also makes an excellent container plant. Cut back after flowering to keep neat. It should be planted in light shade in well-drained, composted soil and watered well in summer.

Plumbago auriculata / Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata blue is a hardy, scrambling, much branched, evergreen shrub. It bears masses of edible, sky-blue Phlox-like flowers on and off all year round. It is an important butterfly host plant and attracts both butterflies and birds to the garden. A popular garden and hedging plant that is also suitable for covering banks. When kept short, it can be used as a groundcover or trimmed into a lovely small hedge. It grows in sun or shade. Water well in summer and less in winter to give it a resting period for best results. It has many traditional and medicinal uses.

Portulacaria afer / Spekboom
Portulacaria afra is a hardy, evergreen, neatly shaped, small tree or shrub with pretty round, succulent leaves and ruby red branches. The leaves have a pleasant acid flavour and can be used in salads. From October to January, after rain, it is covered in clear pink to rosy mauve, nectar rich flowers – a wonderful sight. The papery 3-winged ornamental fruits resemble pinkish lanterns. Plant in well-drained soil in sun or shade. Attracts bees, which make a tasty honey from the nectar of the flowers. Makes an excellent fodder plant. You could call it our planets little helper as it is a ‘carbon sink’, one of the best trees for absorbing carbon from the atmosphere.

Coleus livingstonei (Pycnostachys urticifolia) / Hedgehog Sage
Coleus livingstonei is a hardy, evergreen, herbaceous perennial with angular pinky-brown stems and bright green, toothed leaves that are roughly triangular. The leaves are aromatic when crushed. The flowers are borne in autumn (April to June) in spikes at the ends of branches. The beautiful deep blue to mauve flowers attracts bees and other pollinating insects to the garden. It prefers well-drained, well-composted soil in sun or semi-shade.

Juncus kraussii / Sea Rush
Juncus krausii is a very hardy, fast-growing, evergreen, tufted, perennial rush that has long, thin, tough, olive-green, cylindrical leaves that are spine-tipped and have a black sheath. The small, scaly, purplish flowers are crowded at the tips of the long, thin stems from October to February and they are followed by golden brown seeds. As it has great strength it is traditionally used to weave many household items such as sleeping mats and baskets. This is a wetland plant that will add a feeling of authenticity when planted on the edges of a pond.It can also be used in boggy areas, among wet pebbles and in grey-water systems.

Senecio barbertonicus (Silver)
Senecio barbetonicus is a hardy, evergreen, densely leafy succulent shrub with bright green narrow finger-like leaves that point upwards. This densely leafy shrub bears bright yellow daisy-like flowers from August to September that are sweetly scented. The flowers attract insects to the garden. Plant in well-drained soil in sun or semi shade. It also makes a lovely container plant. Browsed by cattle and game.

Strelizia nicolai / Wild Banana
Strelizia nicolai grows up to 12m high and 4m wide. It is an evergreen tree with multi-stems that form dense clumps. The stem is woody and smooth in texture. The flowers provide nectar that attracts sunbirds, especially Olive Sunbirdsand Grey Sunbirds. Vervet and Samango monkeys feed on the soft part of the flowers as well as on the orange aril of the seeds. Birds and blue duiker also feed on the flowers. Frogs and ducks often shelter in the clumps along rivers for protection. It will grow in semi-shade or full sun and requires a moderate amount of water, composted soil and space to spread.