Plant of the Month

For July, Outeniquasbosch Wildlife Village highlights Metalasia muricata, commonly known as White Bristle Bush or Blombos.

For June, Outeniquasbosch Wildlife Village highlights Agathosma ovata, commonly known as False Buchu or Kluitjieskraal.

For May, Outeniquasbosch Wildlife Village highlights Aloe ferox, commonly known as Bitter Aloe or Bitteraalwyn.

For April, Outeniquasbosch Wildlife Village highlights Elegia tectorum, commonly known as Cape Thatching Reed or Dekriet.

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February is a month of heat, long days, and gardens that need to pull their weight. Enter Schotia afra, commonly known as the Karoo Boerbean.

Erica cerinthoides, commonly known as Fire Heath, is one of those rugged fynbos species that manages to look delicate while secretly being tougher than half the people who try ‘just one more trail run’ after the holidays.

As summer settles over the Western Cape and the fynbos begins to shimmer in the heat, one of the region’s most distinctive shrubs quietly bursts into bloom. Brabejum stellatifolium, better known as the Wild Almond, is our December Plant of the Month—an anc