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Tag Archives: Succulents
  • 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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  • 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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  • Discover Mesembs – Veld Walk & Seed Workshop

    on 15 November, 2017

    Join the Calitzdorp Succulent Society and Priscilla Burgoyne the Herbarium Curator at the…

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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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  • Vetplantfees in full swing.

    on 23 September, 2017

    After months of planning, the Calitzdorp Vetplantfees is now in full swing and are surpassing all our expectations. Eager…

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Meaning of Vetplant

Succulent plant lovers everywhere refer to their passion as "fat plants". "Vetplant" is the Afrikaans word for succulent and a literal translation of the English "Fat Plant".

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