Plant of the Month

Plant of the Month – May 2018

on 15 May, 2018

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Plant of the Month – Apr 2018

on 4 April, 2018

Faucaria tigrina Faucaria tigrina (Haworth 1789) (Tiger Jaws, Shark Jaws, Tierbekvygie) The first documented discovery of Faucaria tigrina was during an…
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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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Plant of the Month – Nov 2017

on 8 November, 2017

Stapelia hirsuta Stapelia hirsuta Linnaeus 1753 (AKA: star flower, carrion flower, aasblom)
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Plant of the Month – Oct 2017

on 4 October, 2017

Glottiphyllu regium Glottiphyllum regium N.E. Brown 1928 (AKA: Koeispene) Glottiphyllum regium is a clump-forming succulent and can attain a height of…
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Plant of the Month – Sept 2017

on 6 September, 2017

Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (Sceletium tortuosum) (Linneaus 1753) AKA: Kanna, Kougoed One of the oldest mesembs known to the western world. It became known…
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Plant of the Month – Aug 2017

on 6 August, 2017

Aloe microstigma (Salm-Dyck 1854) AKA: Karoo-aalwyn Is one of the most wide spread aloes in southern Africa, occurring from Ceres to…
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