These are fantastic plants. I've seen some in some of the not public ( but for volunteers) back greenhouses at UC Berkeley that were far larger than the one in the hot display greenhouse. I was told they actually seemed to enjoy the cooler more humid greenhouses. Cool would be 70's. Planted in very deep nursery pots. I've seen them for sale. Not cheap,but not ultra expensive either. That last was five or so years ago. The new plant craze might have changed that.
Anyways- here on their DNA and the rest..
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/31/scie ... schia.html
86 million years ago,Wellwitschia adapted.
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Re: 86 million years ago,Wellwitschia adapted.
Saw that this morning. Terrific article.
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