Senna fistula, Cassia fistula - Golden Shower Tree, Indian Laburnum

Leucospermum cordifolium - Pincushion

Plumbago auriculata - Cape Plumbago, Cape Leadwort

Blue flowers are much less common in the world of pot- and winter-garden plants than yellow or...

Calliandra tweedii - Red Powderpuff

The name Calliandra translated literally means ‘beautiful man’ (gr.: kallos = beautiful, andros =...

Vitex agnus-castus - Chaste Berry, Hemptree, Abraham´s Balm

Protea cynaroides - King Protea, Giant Protea

The King Protea (Protea cynaroides) is without the king of its species: with a diameter of app....

Leptospermum scoparium 'Ballerina' - Manuka

Poncirus trifoliata (Citrus) - Trifoliate Orange

Trifoliat Orange (Poncirus trifoliata) is native to the Himalayas (central China). That’s where...

Erythrina caffra - South Afrikan Coral Tree, Cape Coral Tree, Lucky Bean Tree

Cestrum elegans - Butterfly Flower, Red Cestrum

Delonix regia - Flame Tree, Royal Poiniciana, Flamboyant

Wherever you spend your holidays: you will almost certainly come across this flowering tree that...