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Anthospermum aethiopicum
Also called Tripleleaf Flowerseed
Anthospermum aethiopicum is a shrub of the coffee family (Rubiaceae) from South Africa's southern Cape, reaching about 2 m with yellow flowers and whorls of three small leaves. It is a drought-tolerant garden shrub best grown in full sun with good drainage.
Anthospermum aethiopicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, indigenous to South Africa.
This species occurs across the southern Cape, from Calvinia in the north west, across the Overberg region and into the Eastern Cape Province. It favours slightly less arid areas, and is common on shale or clay soils.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anthospermum aethiopicum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
