Welwitschia Mirabilis - Rare Namibian Succulent - Grows over 2000 Years Old Marog Grow it just as you

Grow it just as you would any other Tomato

but becomes creeping or trailing with age

The genus name is derived from the Greek words hesperos

but has been cultivated in England since the late 18th century and in South Africa in the region of the Cape of Good Hope since at least the start of the 19th century

equally nice as a cut flower

Welwitschia Mirabilis - Rare Namibian Succulent - Grows over 2000 Years Old Marog Grow it just as youWelwitschia is a monotypic genus of gymnosperm plant, composed solely of the very distinct Welwitschia mirabilis. It is the only genus of the family Welwitschiaceae and order Welwitschiales, in the division Gnetophyta. The plant, which is considered a living fossil, is named after the Austrian botanist Friedrich Welwitsch who discovered it in 1859. The geographic distribution of Welwitschia mirabilis is limited to the Namib desert within Namibia and