Where to see the Tree Fuchsia in South Africa

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Tree Fuchsia at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Table Mountain National Park, Garden Route National Park, Giants Castle Game Reserve, Kamberg Nature Reserve and Royal Natal National Park and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

The Tree Fuchsia is most recorded in Western Cape (41% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (28% of records), Eastern Cape (14% of records), based on 4,412 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Tree Fuchsia on site or nearby.

The Tree Fuchsia is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Giants Castle Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

Halleria lucida (also known as tree fuchsia, umBinza or notsung) is a small, attractive, evergreen tree that is indigenous to Southern Africa. It is increasingly grown as an ornamental tree in African gardens.