Useful Plants Garden at Kirstenbosch

The sections and plants

PLANT USE CATEGORIES
PLANT SPECIES
Beverage Plants Cyclopia sessilifolia, Protea repens
Charm Plants Scadoxus multiflorus, Dioscorea dregeana
Construction Plants Thamnochortus insignis, Chondropetalum tectorum
Dye Plants Aloe succotrina, Protea nitida
Headache Remedy Plants Plumbago auriculata, Tetradenia riparia
Pumpkins & Calabashes Lagenaria siceraria, Cucurbita pepo
Skin Care Plants Calodendrumn capense, Aloe arborescens
Tooth and Mouth Care Plants
Sansevieria hyacinthoides, Tetradenia riparia
Indigenous Fruit Trees Vangueria infausta, Carissa macrocarpa
Cereal plants /Vegetables Sorghum bicolor, Vigna unguiculata
Coughs, Colds & Flu Remedy Plants Artemisia afra, Agathosma crenulata
Craft & Weaving Plants Cyperus textilis, Cyperus papyrus
Ear, Eye & Nose Remedy Plants Cotyledon orbiculata, Buddleja salviifolia
Plants Used for Insect & Snake Bites Leonotis leonurus, Bulbine frutescens
Plants Used for Sexually Related Problems Curtisia dentata, Scabiosa
Plants Addressing Stomach Problems Chironia baccifera, Geranium incanum
Edible Roots Cussonia paniculata, Crassula ovata
Mini Arboretum of Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Medicinal Trees Warburgia salutaris, Ocotea bullata
HIV/AIDS Secondary Symptom Stock Plants Lessertia frutescens, Bulbine frutescens

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