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                                 FLOWERING FEBRUARY - MAY
                                 l Kudu lily
                                 l Potato bush (Solanum rantonnetii)
                                 l Dutchman’s pipe
                                 l Senecio macroglossus
                                 l Plumbago
                                 l Cannas
                                 l Waterlilies
                                 l Pontederia
                                 l Alisma plantago
                                 l Jasminum officinalis
                                 l Elder
                                 l Jerusalem artichoke
                                 l Roses
                                 l Tecomaria (South african honeysuckle)
                                 l Frangipani
                                 l Gaura
                                 l Cape Gooseberry
                                 l Hibiscus
                                 FRUITING FEBRUARY - MAY
                                 l Pomegranates
                                 l Snot apple/African Chewing Gum
                                 l Mmilo (Vangueria infausta)
                                 l Grewia berries
                                 l Marulas
                                 CHORES TO DO
                                 l Split bromeliads and other bulbs whose flowers have died
                                 l Sow winter veggies
                                 l Cut back problem plants that are about to set seed
                                 l Prepare to move frost tender plants inside
                                 l Cover frost tender plants outside with frost cloth
                                 l Remove falling autumn leaves from pools & ponds
                                 l Prune back diseased material
                                 l Don’t forget your birds, put out rotting fruit/bird seed
                                 l Harvest ripening fruit & turn some into preserves
                                 l Make sure tools are sterlilized to prevent the spread of
                                        disease                    Text & photos by S.C


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