Get to know 5 plants selected from Hardap. Discover their scientific names, identifying features and growing needs.
Ricinus communis
An erect, branching shrub to 1.5m when grown as an annual, with very deeply 5- to 12-lobed, glossy, green, red or bronze leaves to 30cm long, held on red stems. Insignificant yellow flowers are produced in summer; these are followed by brig
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Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing deciduous tree, usually 4–8 m tall, with feathery tripinnate leaves and pale grey bark. It produces fragrant white to cream flowers in loose clusters, followed by long, ribbed green pods. The tree is grown
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Ficus carica
A large shrub or small, spreading tree to around 3m tall and 4m wide with rounded, lobed leaves. Insignificant flowers are followed by edible fruit that ripen to shades of green and purple. Many cultivated varieties of fig have been develop
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Solanum nigrum
A fast-growing annual or biennial with variable habit, often found in woodland or areas of disturbed soil. Leaves are broadly ovate, sometimes with wavy edges. Flowers are small, white and star-shaped, with five petals and prominent yellow
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Cotyledon orbiculata
An evergreen, succulent shrub growing to 100cm tall. Its grey-green, oval leaves are coated with a white wax and sometimes have a red edge. Small, bell-shaped, orange-redflowers are borne on stems up to 70cm long in late summer and autumn
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