Monkey beetles are frequent visitors to many fynbos species.
only the female dioecious plants of
the health benefits of planting indig- outside, … and shower immediately
these families for your garden. Also,
enous, allergy-friendly plants, I sup-
avoid monoecious wind pollinated
pose the only alternative is to wear a allergic reactions. That is, if you can-
plants like Passerina.
mask when gardening, … leave all
not avoid going outside during
gardening tools and your clothing
spring.
So, if this doesn’t convince you of
after working to help control your
Original Reference
Maneveldt, G.W. 2002. Allergy-friendly gardening. Veld & Flora 88(3): 99-101.
Further Reading
Thomas Ogren’s allergy-free gardening - http://www.allergyfree-gardening.com/
Southern Africa indigenous plants and their use - http://www.plantzafrica.com/
Sunbirds are frequent visitors to Melianthus major.
Port Jackson (Acacia saligna) and
other Acacias are imperfect insect
pollinated plants that produce large
quantities of pollen.