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Arctotis arctotoides
Arctotis arctotoides is a fast-growing, soft, herbaceous groundcover that forms carpets of light green foliage decorated with cheerful, butter-yellow daisy...
Arctotis fastuosa
Arctotis fastuosa with large colourful flowers, is an easy-to-grow annual from the dry Namaqualand region....
Arctotis hirsuta
Bold and beautiful, the mesmerizing Arctotis hirsuta is one of the most captivating species in an annual spring display....
Arctotis revoluta
This extremely vigorous, fast-growing shrub is equally suited to coastal or fynbos gardens....
Arctotis stoechadifolia
A tough and fast-growing groundcover often seen in gardens around the world, Arctotis stoechadifolia surprisingly only occurs naturally along a small strip...
Arctotis venusta
Arctotis venusta is one of the few indigenous annuals that are easy to grow and provide a reliable, colourful display in summer....
Argyroderma theartii
Argyroderma theartii is a beautiful, dwarf, cluster-forming, winter growing succulent plant, bearing striking, bright purple-pink flowers during the...
Argyrolobium lunare
At first glance it looks as if there are two similar kinds of plant growing together. This is because most of the flowers are bright yellow and others...
Argyrolobium tomentosum
A scrambling, evergreen shrub with yellow flowers in spring and summer; it is a pretty garden plant and is one of South Africa’s magical medicinal...
Aristea biflora
Aristea biflora is a member of the family Iridaceae and an inhabitant the south-western Cape. It is characterized by attractive violet to purple flowers...
Aristea capitata
The Cape is well known for its wealth of beautiful bulbs. If you go walking on Lion's Head above Cape Town in early summer, one of the most striking...
Aristea ecklonii
Aristea ecklonii is an indigenous, evergreen perennial with attractive, blue, star-like flowers that make quite a show in early summer and late spring....
Arrowsmithia styphelioides
This rare and endemic shrublet is a member of the daisy family and occurs only in a restricted area in the Eastern Cape Province....
Artemisia afra
Named after the Greek goddess Artemis, this soft aromatic shrub is one of the most popular medicinal plants in South Africa. Easy to grow, Artemisia afra...
Asclepias albens
This is the most widespread species of Asclepias in South Africa....
Asclepias bicuspis
Thought to be extinct and known from only six collections, two of which were collected over a hundred years ago, Asclepias bicuspis, was unexpectedly rediscovered...
Aspalathus
Aspalathus, the genus to which the rooibos tea plant belongs, is the largest member of the pea family endemic to South Africa....
Aspalathus linearis
Aspalathus linearis, the source of rooibos tea, is a shrub found in the western mountainous parts of the Western Cape. Rooibos tea is a most popular drink...
Aspalathus quartzicola
Aspalathus quartzicola is one of few species that occur in quartz patches (quartz-silcrete outcrops); a very specialized habitat, hence its species name....
Asparagus aethiopicus
A very important species as it is related to Asparagus officinalis, which is cultivated as a vegetable crop worldwide. This is a species that adapts very...