Welwitschia Mirabilis - Rare Namibian Succulent - Grows over 2000 Years Old Marog but becomes creeping or trailing

but becomes creeping or trailing with age

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

hence the species name dichotoma

and neighbouring areas such as Madagascar

Grow it just as you would any other Tomato

Welwitschia Mirabilis - Rare Namibian Succulent - Grows over 2000 Years Old Marog but becomes creeping or trailingWelwitschia 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