Africa

A great climber from Africa with large seeds that can float thousands of kilometres by sea. In Africa, the seeds are used as a traditional medicine to induce vivid dreams.

The flowers of the African lily grow in clusters at the end of long stalks and have a beautiful blue colour.

In Central Africa this plant is known as a bitter tasting vegetable and is also used for various medicinal purposes. Can be kept as an annual.

The large, red-orange flowers contain much nectar and water, making them popular with birds in the tropics.

The anakaraka is a fairly rare tree from the western part of central Madagascar.

This is a rare species of nutmeg native to the tropical regions of Africa.

The Apple of Sodom was already described 2,000 years ago by the Roman-Jewish historian Josephus.

The most cultivated coffee species in the world, which originates from the rural areas of south-western Ethiopia. Coffee can also be kept as a houseplant.

Known for the expensive argan oil that is extracted from this Moroccan tree. The oil can be used in the kitchen or on the skin. Maintain a minimum of -5 degrees Celsius.

The baboon's cucumber is a caudex-forming climbing plant from Africa. The species grows naturally from northern Namibia to southern South Africa.

An unusual carrion flower with bell shaped purple flowers of up to 12cm large. A rare species with populations in South Africa and Swaziland.

The most well-known bird of paradise flower with beautiful orange flowers and banana-like leaves. Minimum temperature is 5 degC.

Very beautiful and rare palm from Madagascar with silver-blue leaves. Can withstand some degrees of frost. 

The black mangrove grows along the coasts of tropical America and West Africa, where its unusual roots are striking.

The seeds of the black pearl tree are velvety soft. They are often used in jewelry and ripen in red fruits.

This is a special appearance from the east of South Africa. The sturdy, upright stem is covered with fibers and gets a black color from natural fires.

Rare Blue latan palm, originates from Mauritius and has beautiful blue-gray leaves. Grows well indoors.

The camel's foot tree is named after its distinctive leaf shape that resembles the imprint of a camel's foot.

The peculiar inflorescence of this species looks a bit like a family of canaries sitting on a branch.

The blue plumbago abundantly blooms in summer with clusters of bright blue flowers, which are pollinated by butterflies.

A species with beautiful dark red flowers, which in nature are pollinated by flies.

This Aloe species has a spectacular inflorescence with hundreds of orange-brown flowers.

Coffee with great taste, high yields and resistant to bright sun. For those reasons, this species becomes increasingly popular with coffee producers.

The champagne palm is a rare species and grows naturally in the humid forests of Réunion.

The climbing onion has a peculiar climbing growth from a large green-brown bulb. Sugar reservoirs and water are stored in this bulb to survive drought periods.

The tree produces bright orange flowers on large inflorescences, each containing around 50 flowers.

This Aloe species is named for the faint, long stripes (striata) on its leaves. However, its real highlights are the striking bright red flowers.

This bizarre succulent makes angular, zigzagging stems with big spines that look similar to cow’s horns.

Rare species from southern Madagascar with a striking thickened trunk. The flowers are a colourful mix of white petals, a yellow spot and red stamens.

A striking appearance in the Sahel desert with a swollen trunk and graceful pink-white flowers. An easy potplant that can also be grown as a bonsai.

This dwarf variety is even more suitable to produce your own coffee. Because of its compact growth, this variety is ideal as a houseplant.

The greatly thickened stem has the pattern of a turtle shell and is used for the storage of starch. The species performs well as a houseplant.

A banana from the humid forests of Ethiopia with edible bananas which can be kept at a minimum of 5 degrees Celsius.

Lovely tree from Madagascar with pinnate leaves and abundant flowering of bright red flowers. Overwintering is possible with a temperature of at least 10 degrees Celsius.

The smallest baobab of Madagascar, and also the oldest. The oldest specimen is around 1600 years old. 

The pink flowers grow on long stems and are pollinated by birds. Grows well in the shadow, at a minimum temperature of -5 degC.

The white flowers have a center of numerous yellow stamens, and is therefore a.o. in Zimbabwe called the ‘fried-egg-tree’.

The largest baobab species in the world faces a significant threat from habitat loss due to agricultural expansion, putting it at risk of extinction.

The red-purple flowers can grow up to 15 cm and grow on an easy-to-keep succulent.

The large trusses produce sticky nectar to attract birds for pollination. The plant warns for its toxicit by producing a peanutbutter-like smell.  

This Gigasiphon is one of the rarest species in our collection.

A beautiful species from South Africa to grow in a tub, at a minimum temperature of 0 degC. The species produces white flowers with a light blue bract.

This small bulbous plant reaches a maximum height of around 30 cm and has long, slender leaves.

This mangrove species is found along the coasts of the Indian Ocean in Africa, Asia and Australia.

The Gul Mohur flamboyant is a beautiful tall narrow flamboyant species with pinnate leaves and white flowers.

A peculiar plant from South Africa with two leaves and a spiky cluster of flowers in the center. The flowers are pollinated by rodents.

Bizarre, parasitic plant from South Africa which only appears above ground with its flowers. The flowers occur with sharp teeth in the video games of Super Mario, but aren’t carnivorous.

The flesh of the spiny fruits is green and tastes like a blend of banana, cucumber and lemon. They can be freshly eaten with some sugar.

Formerly, cola was made from the nuts of this plant. And it’s quite possible Coca Cola still uses the cola tree for its secret recipe. It’s a rare, tropical plant from Africa.

This South African species produces orange flowers and can very well be kept as a container plant. A calming tea can be made of the leaves.

This baobab from Madagascar comes with a smooth, brown-grey trunk and remarkable, bright red flowers. 

The Ghost Tree originates from one of the world's most ecologically significant regions: the Madagascar spiny thickets.

This unusual succulent shrub is native to the dry forests of southern Madagascar.

These wonderful blue berries reflect the most of all organisms in the world. Therefore they call them the juwels of the forest too. Small plant that can be cultivated as houseplant.

Well known from the South African liquor Amarula. The fruits can also be eaten fresh and contain 8 x more vitamin C than an orange. Animals love the fruits as well, and sometimes become drunk.

The meandering leaves make the plant look like the head of Medusa. It is the host plant of the parasitic plant Hydnora africana in South Africa.

The ripe black fruits form a good contrast against the bright red sepals, which makes it look a bit like Mickey Mouse.

After eating these fruits, sour and bitter things taste wonderfully sweet. Lemon juice, for example, tastes like sweet lemonade.

At the leaf margin of this succulent, small copies with even leaves and roots already form.

This very rare bird-of-paradise-flower grows in the mountains of Swaziland and produces white flowers with a light blue petal.

Myrrh has been used as a perfume for 3700 years, making it the oldest known perfume in the world.

An orange bird of paradise flower with narrow, speared leaves and a slight red accent in the flowers. Keep this species at a minimum temperature of –5 degC.

Okra is a well-known vegetable in African and Asian cuisine and gives a pleasant, spicy flavor to all kinds of dishes. Plant can be grown as an annual.

De paintbrush is a special, small-staying species with a striking inflorescence.

Besides paper, the stems were also used for the construction of boats, roofing and rope during the times of ancient Egypt. Papyrus likes to stand in a layer of water as a container plant.

The individual flowers of this species resemble the pattern of a Persian carpet. It is an easy plant that can tolerate drought well.

The pale pink flowers gave one yellow petal full of red-purple spots. A tropical plant from Madagascar with leaves in the shape of a butterfly.

The red-black seeds of this South African species are often used for necklaces and bracelets. A mixture of the roots and the bark would bring hunters luck.

This species contains more caffeine, therefore the coffee tastes a little bit more bitter. Robusta coffee is often blended with Arabica, providing an optimal taste and a layer of foam.

Rooibos or red bush is used to brew the familiar herbal tea from South Africa with the leaves from this small shrub. Can be kept in a pot on a sunny spot.

An incredibly beautiful and rare tropical climbing plant from the Réunion island with up to 40 cm large flower clusters.

The sand palm is an unusual, graceful and above all rare species from Madagascar.

This Sansevieria is also called the African bowstring hemp, because the fibres of the plant are used in Africa to make bowstrings.

The outstanding, dark-red flowers are rich in nectar and form sausage-like fruits after pollination by megabats.

This dragon's blood tree is extremely rare, as the species only occurs on the island of Socotra, south of Yemen.

This annual plant with pink flowers originate from the plains of South Africa. A sheltered, sunny spot with plenty of water for the plant is advised.

Beautiful palm from Rodrigues with a graceful trunk that can easily be kept as a house- or container plant.

Fresh fruits can be eaten as cucumber, but dried old fruits can be used as a sponche. An annual climbing plant.

The stilt palm is an unusual palm from the tropical forests of the Seychelles and is particularly notable for its roots that form stilts above the ground.

This baobab species is from the most northern area of Madagascar and only has a few small populations left.

The swamp clivia produces special orange flowers with green tips and also does this quite easily as a houseplant.

Species from eastern Africa with pods used in Asian cuisine. The pulp is sweet and sour and contains a lot of sugars, vitamin B and calcium.

A special houseplant with fan shaped leaves. Travellers in Madagascar could use the plant as drinking water and as a compass.

This aroid grows naturally in muddy streams and lakes, usually standing in the water or in stretches that flood regularly.

Very rare and bizarre plant from the desert of Namibia with two leaves that can grow for more than a thousand years.

A tropical plant from southern Africa with bright yellow flowers that attract many butterflies and bees. Older plants can withstand some degrees of frost. 

A rare yellow bird of paradise flower, that is named after Nelson Mandela. The minimum temperature of this species is 5 degC.

This carrion flower produces yellow-red flowers of up to 40cm large: the largest of all Stapelia flowers! An easy succulent for a sunny spot.