African Flowers Varieties

1. African Daisy
(Gerbera jamesonii)
Family of Compositae

Charming cut flowers

Indoor house plant and
out door potted flowers

Love sunny and half shadow
Blooming from late spring
to late summer

Suitable for a balcony or a
terraced back yard

Commonly seen in Asia

Blue Agapanthus aficanus
Perennial plants under
frost free condition.

Agapanthus campanulatus
Purplish blue
Perennials without frost

Agapanthus Headbourne hybrid
Perennial plant
Required slight winter protection
With smaller strip form of green leaves

The stem is about 75 cm in length
Blue trumpet shape of flowers
about 5cm in length

Love sunny place and a warm position

Happy with any type of soil,
but not too wet

Agapanthus orientalis 'albifloris'
Pure white clusters of flowers

3. African Violets
(Saintpaulia)
Family of Gesneriaceae
Kaaps viooltje in Dutch
Flowers in various colours
Commonly appeared in pink,
purplish, white, or both

There are plain, half filled and full filed blossoms. Some with fancy petals too.

Indoor house plant
Everlasting evergreens
Love 15 to 17 °C growing temperature

Perfect for office gardening
Love plenty of light

Full filed blue blossoms with
white edge fancy petals

Five plain deep purple petals

Whole flower in pure violet blue

Five medium blue petals

White with purple fringe petals

Pure purple

A cluster of pure white
African Violets

White with purplish tinted petals

4. Gazania Flower
Afrikaanse Gazannia in Dutch
Belongs to Compositae family

Annual flowers in the cold location
Excellent golden yellow colours
with brownish red strips

Warm weather drought-tolerant plant

Butterfly beloved
Can grow in containers

Suitable for a terraced backyard,
and window balcony

Flower open widely under full sun,
and flowers will close its petals in the evening

Blooming continuously from mid-summer to early autumn

Tagetes-erecta

Tagetes-erecta 'Gold-galore'

Tagetes-erecta 'Orange Jubilee'
Grote afrikaan in Dutch

Tagetes-patuda 'Rusty Red'

Tagetes-patula 'Naughty-Marietta'

French Marigold
(Ursinia)
South African plant

It is cultivated from  T. erecta and T. patuda


Annual in a cold location;
perennials in a warm place

Flowers in orange and red highlights
from late spring

Love full sun
Best for rock gardens
Great for containers and borders

6. Ornithogalum-thyrsoides
Bulb plant
Annuals in the cold location
Original from South Africa

Long steam white flowers in star form

Sensitive to cold
Love a shelter
Summer bloomer
Love rich ground

If plant in pots it will flower earlier

Blossoms appearing in a few years time

Suitable for a patient grower

7. Sauromatum-venosum
Dark brown elegant looking flower

Blooming under high temperature with an unusual odor

Dislike heavy wind
Can also be grown in water
Blooming in the second year