Welwitschia Mirabilis - Rare Namibian Succulent - Grows over 2000 Years Old Marog it grows also on sandstones

it grows also on sandstones

It makes a very good bonsai specimen and is rather quick growing

but becomes creeping or trailing with age

dark green in colour

equally nice as a cut flower

Welwitschia Mirabilis - Rare Namibian Succulent - Grows over 2000 Years Old Marog it grows also on sandstonesWelwitschia 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