What’s flowering in May?

Sour fig Tickberry


Carpobrotus edulis

Sour fig; Suurvy

The fruit, once dried, is used to make jam.


Osteospermum monilifera

Tickberry; Bietou

Some say they smell like chocolate.

Harde blaar  


Phyllica ericoides

Harde blaar

A closely, leafy shrublet with needle-like leaves.
Leaves are revolute (margins rolled under). They flower throughout the year, but prominently in May with a distinct honey smell.