Gardening · Climate Compatibility · Eswatini
Best Plants for Lavumisa
Lavumisa, Eswatini has a hot semi-arid (lowveld) climate: summer highs around 34°C, winter lows around 12°C, 550 mm of annual rainfall and low-moderate humidity. Here's how 2,500 plants stack up against that climate, and when to plant them.
Lavumisa’s year at a glance
Estimated average temperature by month, °C frost-free frost likely overnight
Plants that suit Lavumisa
Every plant here has been checked against Lavumisa’s summer heat, winter cold, chill hours, humidity and rainfall. Good fits grow reliably with ordinary care. Marginal fits can work, but need extra care such as shade, frost cover or a pot you can move. Click any plant for the full reasoning.
Vegetables (127)
Fruit (93)
Herbs & medicinal (97)
Flowers & ornamentals (490)
Shrubs (69)
Trees & palms (159)
Climbers (67)
Succulents (95)
Grains & field crops (36)
Aquatic (15)
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What to plant in Lavumisa, month by month
Planting windows are worked out from Lavumisa’s estimated monthly temperatures and each plant’s comfortable range: warm enough to avoid frost damage, cool enough to avoid heat stress. Lavumisa is in the southern hemisphere, so its seasons run opposite to the north and all months here are local ones. Pick a month, or click a cell in the grid.
Estimates only. They use average temperatures and don’t include local rainfall timing, frost dates or microclimate, so treat them as a starting point and check with a local nursery. In monsoon and wet-dry climates, trees and shrubs usually establish best at the start of the rains. An asterisk (*) means the plant’s best available window is only a rough fit here. Indoor and potted plants such as houseplants, orchids and bromeliads can be potted at any time, so they aren’t listed in the calendar. “Annual” includes biennials and tender perennials grown as annuals (tomato, chilli, petunia).
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Checked against 2,500 plants in total (666 marginal, 547 not recommended outdoors in Lavumisa). Look up any specific plant, or compare Lavumisa against a different climate factor by factor:
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