The only Welwitschia plant I ever saw face to face was inside a locked (!) 
greenhouse in the SANBI botanical garden in Pretoria, South Africa.

How do you suppose they pronounce the genus name in its native 
Namibia?  (hints: former German colony)

Jim Shields

At 01:49 PM 1/11/2011 -0500, you wrote:

>Henry asked of Welwitschia:
>
>Where do you get it? My plant was grown from seed from Silver Hill.
>
>How difficult is it to cultivate? Well Henry, isn t it obvious that such a 
>rare plant could only be grown by superior, omniscient types who know how 
>to pronounce everything correctly?
>
>.......
>
>With a bit of luck, I might have to include this plant in my will.
>
>
>
>Jim McKenney
>

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Jim Shields             USDA Zone 5
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