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]]>The biggest surprise was the presence of a baobab (adansonia digitata) tree, growing in all its splendour. It must take a lot of courage to grow this tree in a greenhouse. But it has brought them the ultimate reward of producing fruits. Look at the photos.
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This is a very unusual plant that comes from Tanzania in south east Africa. It can be grown from seeds or cuttiings. You are better off trying the seeds, because I have tried the cuttings with little success. As it grows, it can become more spherical with its strangely rough and bumpy skin. It can grow to over one metre tall, with branches protuding to around the same length. Rarely seen in commercial nurseries circles in the UK, you can only obtain plants like these at specialist succulent nurseries in Europe. Both photos were taken at the Palmengarten in Frankfurt in Germany.
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Looking at the size of the sprawling vine, you would find it hard to believe that this plant started life as a young seedling under ten inches. These photos were taken in Monaco, at the Jardin Exotique Cactus Garden private collection.
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You can hardly describe this plant as an ideal caudiciform. But because it such an interesting and unusual plant, it is included in this blog. This is the infamous Welwitschia mirabilis which is native the desert areas of Namibia. In this very surprising photo, taken at the Berlin Botanical Garden, it is seen growing in a pot.
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The easiest of all the uncarinas to bloom. It starts very early, sometimes within two years. One of mine was only six inches tall when it produced its first flower.
If you are looking to buy a young plant like one in the photo above, please contact me at kaowinston@aol.com .
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