The Western Cape Province of South Africa holds the richest biodiversity in all of botany. Three-quarters of its 8,600 plant species are endemic, flourishing upon a mere 0.4 percent of earth -- a ...

Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q I am told that plants in the Protea family ...

Here's some advice for landowners wanting to remove pine trees in the hope of seeing fynbos plants on their properties again: do so before the trees have grown there for more than 30 years. The longer ...

Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive. These seed banks are natural storage areas in the soil where certain plants ...

South Africa’s Cape Floristic Region is one of the richest repositories of plant life in the world. Here, about 20 percent of Africa’s flora grows in a landscape that accounts for less than 0.5 ...

We typically think of plants strutting their best stuff aboveground: showy flowers, fragrant blossoms, and unique shapes abound. But their development belowground is equally magical. In the study, Lu ...

Ericas, heathers, pincushions and blushing brides are water-wise, low-maintenance indigenous fynbos plants that thrive in local gardens. Appreciate their needs and you can slowly convert your garden ...

Years of urban expansion have caused many indigenous plants to become either endangered or extinct, but a Cape Flats sand Fynbos, Steirodiscus tagetes, has stood the test of time. Nearly 55 years ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Invasive plants and trees were introduced to South Africa from as early as the 17th century for a range of commercial, subsistence and ornamental uses. Today, every area of ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive. These seed banks are natural storage areas in ...

Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive. These seed banks are natural storage areas in the soil where certain plants ...