Klein Karoo

Book Launch: Lithops in Habitat and Cultivation. Available at Vetplantfees

on 15 September, 2021

SA new book are being released at the 2021 Vetplantfees. Title: Lithops in Habitat and Cultivation. Authored by Roy…
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Workshop – Succulent Plant Propagation

on 14 September, 2021

A dedicated workshop to teach you how propagate succulents from seed or cuttings. Offered by Yvonne Hemenway, one of…
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Workshop – Container Gardening with Succulents

on 27 August, 2018

A dedicated workshop to teach you how to best approach gardening with succulents in containers. Offered by Alison James,…
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Bookings Open – Veld Walks – Vetplantfees 2021

on 8 August, 2018

Trained Cape Nature guides will escort small groups of enthusiast on a 90-minute walk to Calitzdorp’s famous Jakkalskop where…
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Plant of the Month – May 2018

on 15 May, 2018

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Flowering Right Now – March 2018

on 8 March, 2018

Check out these beauties we found flowering in the Klein Karoo in the last couple of days. Remember to…
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Plant of the Month – Mar 2018

on 8 March, 2018

Euphorbia gamkensis (Marx 1999) Calitzdorp Euphorbia Our own Calitzdorp Euphorbia. Euphorbis gamkensis grows a large, more or less cylindrical underground…
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Plant of the Month – Feb 2018

on 8 February, 2018

Portulacaria afra (Jacquin 1786) Spekboom (Pork Bush) Elephant’s food, isiCococo (Zulu) iGqwanitsha (Xhoza) This plant is very popular among succulent collectors and growers,…
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Plant of the Month – Jan 2018

on 6 February, 2018

Tylecodon cacalioides (Tolken 1978) (Krismisnenta, Krimpsiektebos) This plant is flowering profusely as this article is being written. We are just…
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Plant of the Month – Dec 2017

on 9 December, 2017

Delosperma calitzdorpense L. Bolus 1950 If the name strikes a familiar tone, it is because this plant is known to…
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