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Scarlet Beauty on the Agulhas Plain

Scarlet Beauty on the Agulhas Plain

Grootbos Foundation

Scarlet Beauty on the Agulhas Plain

A few members of the conservation team joined CREW (Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers) on an expedition in the greater Agulhas Plain landscape and this is what they saw near Bredasdorp... Cyrtanthus guthrieae. This gloriously scarlet trumpet is closely related to the newly discovered Nuwejaars lily from the Nuwejaars Wetland Special Management Area. What an elegant and striking flower!

Scarlet Beauty on the Agulhas Plain

Grootbos Foundation

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai dedicated to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom while uplifting the communities that call it home. The foundation protects over 22,200 hectares of fynbos and biodiversity across Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walker Bay...

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What is Xplorio?

Xplorio is your local connection allowing you to find anything and everything about a town.

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Support Local Children in Our Community

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Newsletter #4 Now Available - March 2026

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The latest Overberg Geoscientists Group (OGG) Newsletter #4 is out now!

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