UC Davis Botanical Conservatory

Stapelia leendertziae.

This succulent species is native to South Africa. The flowers emit a foul odor, attracting carrion polliantors.

Welwitschia mirabilis, B93-553 (2), is one of our female specimens that happens to be a double-crowned.

The seed was legally sourced from the Welwitschia Plains, not far from Swakopmund, Namibia, and was propagated in our greenhouse in 1993.

Seeds will be harvested in the coming weeks which will become future seedlings for our in-person sales.