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Green Swan Flower | 

 

| Native plants | Space for nature

  • Zanzibar native 
  • Herb
  • IUCN Redlist: LC – but population decreasing, severely fragmented

Ecbolium amplexicaule
Family: Acanthaceae

Brings lush greens to borders, with striking flowers.

“White flowers resemble little swans!”

   

 

Salmon-flowered Barleria | 

 

| Native plants | Space for nature

Barleria rhynchocarpa
Family: Acanthaceae

Ideal border flower, great for bees.

“Striking spires of yellow-orange flowers”

   

 

Creeping Foxglove | 

Majani ya kupigia mstari

| Native plants | Space for nature

  • Zanzibar native 
  • Herb: Ground cover, climber
  • Attracts pollinators: bees & butterflies
  • Easy to grow once established, often self-sewn

Asystasia gangetica
Family: Acanthaceae

Herby annual that will provide quick ground cover or scramble up through bushes and vines.

“Its spikes of cream-coloured flowers with purple ‘landing strips’ for insects are very slightly reminiscent of a foxglove – but tiny: more like a mouse-glove than a foxglove.”