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Welwitschia mirabilis
[ Welwitschiaceae ]
[ Namibia ]
Welwitschia is an incredible plant of remarkably bizarre habits and survives in very harsh localities where the annual rainfall is often less that 25 mm, in the Namib Desert.




Welwitschia mirabilis
Seeds (3) : Out of Stock

Flowering plant . Plant which can be grown as a Bonsai . Succulent Plant . Develops a caudex .
Habitat
zone 11 = Winter minimum temperature 4C to 10C (40F to 50F)
Deserts or Arid Areas


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Dioecious ( When staminate and pistillate flowers are borne on different plants )
Resitant to salty sea air
Drought-Tolerant

Cultivation  
Substrate
Temperature during winter
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth
Pruning
Repotting

1 gravel + 1 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. from 3 to 10C

Sunny

Extremely rare

Rarely and when the substrate is dry

Rarely and with parsimony
No pruning
Repot from time to time


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Germination HERE
Cultivation HERE
Generalities HERE

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