Welwitschia

Welwitschia

Native to the Namib Desert, Welwitschias have only two strap-like leathery leaves their entire life. They are gymnosperms, like cycads and pine trees, so they produce cones instead of flowers on  male and female plants. It usually takes 5 years or so to learn the sex of an individual plant. Our seedlings are in 2″ X 10″ rocket pots and are shipped potted. Pictures of the potted plants we ship are shown on the left.