Botanical Name
Common Name
Wild granadilla
Plant Type
This climber with bluish ,deeply lobed leaves sprouts from a woody rootstock. Yellow flowers appear in early summer, followed by red berries
Botanical Name
Common Name
Wild apricot
Plant Type
Ancylobotrys capensis is a good choice for difficult rocky patches in a highveld garden.Flowers are large and sweetly scented.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Spring stars
Plant Type
Asclepias stellifera is a sparsely branched shrublet sprouting from a woody rootstock. Flowers are in groups on long inflorescence stalks. Plant on a rockery.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Cape smilax
Plant Type
The beautiful glossy leaves of Asparagus asparagoides make this climber a very attractive addition to the garden.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Large forest asparagus
Plant Type
True to its name this attractive, structural climber closely resembles a young Outeniqua yellowood with its dark green, glossy foliage.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Bushveld asparagus
Asparagus laricinus is a scrambling shrub that has fine, feathery foliage and silvery branchlets. It has a myriad of tiny white, fragrant flowers in Spring.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Asparagus fern
Plant Type
The lovely light green leaves resemble that of a fern and has a delicate appearance. The small white flowers are followed by red berries that are relished by birds.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Asparagus fern
Plant Type
Asparagus setaceus is a sprawling climber and is evergreen. The new stems are soft, feathery and without thorns. It is ideal to cover an embankment or to cover a fence where privacy is required.
Botanical Name
Plant Type
Asparagus transvaalensis is a sprawling perennial shrub that reache 1 m. Masses of tiny white flowers are borne during summer on stalks.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Pride-of-the-Kaap
Plant Type
Bauhinia galpinii is a rambling shrub or climber with beautiful terracotta colour flowers from summer to late autumn. It has attractive bi-lobed leaves that look like butterfly wings. It does well on a slope or cascading over a wall. Protect from severe frost.