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Uitenhage Aloe, Aloe africana, Greater Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
Originally from Africa, Euphorbia trigona 'Rubra' is a desert plant and is drought tolerant. It is grown for its attractive upright cacti-looking stems which are triangular in appearance. It has purple-red frilly foliage on the stems.
Hoodia gordonii in flower in the Tanqua Karoo.
Oh, there are all sorts of gardeners! Some people tend sugar plantations or farm huge monocultures of wheat whereas others raise variegated vegetable gardens or grow orchards full of exotic fruit. …
Explore our list of succulents in the family Welwitschiaceae, each with a plant profile, including care tips and photos. The list is being continually expanded.
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A cactus (plural cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word "cactus" derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Greek κάκτος, kaktos, a name originally used by Theophrastus for a spiny plant whose identity is now not certain. Cacti occur in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Most cacti live in habitats subject to at least some drought. Many live in extremely dry environments, even being found in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth. Cacti show many adaptations to conserve water. Almost all cacti are succulents, meaning they have thickened, fleshy parts adapted to store water. Unlike many other succulents, the stem is the only part of most cacti where this vital process takes place. Most species of cacti have lost true leaves, retaining only spines, which are highly modified leaves. As well as defending against herbivores, spines help prevent water loss by reducing air flow close to the cactus and providing some shade. In the absence of leaves, enlarged stems carry out photosynthesis. Cacti are native to the Americas, ranging from Patagonia in the south to parts of western Canada in the north—except for Rhipsalis baccifera, which also grows in Africa and Sri Lanka. Package contains 0.2 grams of mixed cactus seeds Sowing: I - XII Flowering: VII - VIII Hight: 8-19 in. Latin name: Cactus spp.
A guest post by Estie for Notes from Africa I am often amazed at how little one knows about ones own home town. How many times do you explore your own town? Only when you have visitors? Or do maybe…
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The ice plant genus Cheiridopsis contains around 100 species of mostly low and clumping growth forms. And within that number, certainly one of the most wonderful is the aptly-named Cheiridopsis pec…
Country: South Africa; Series: Definitive Succulents; Issued on: 1988, September 1; Description: Lithops dorotheae; Design: Hein Botha...
