The first autumn rains bring the arrival of the Single-leaved Cape Stars, Pauridia monophylla, to the upper slopes of Phillipskop.…

One of our most beautiful plants at Phillipskop and indeed in the Cape flora itself is Nerine sarniensis. But both…

A curious aspect of living amongst the Cape Flora is that we sometimes forget how special some of our commoner…

Erica corifolia is commonly known as the Dark-tip Heath. This is a reference to the pink flowers, which quickly fade…

The Prince of Wales Heath, Erica perspicua is a well-known and beautiful heather of the Kogelberg. It gets its name…

As plant names go, few can be as tautological as Erica ericoides. This name means the “heath that looks like…