FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
5.
Are South Africans aware of Adromischus?
While
South Africans are aware that their country has a
wonderful flora, few are interested in growing
pot plants, let alone succulents. The main Botanical Society supports the national
network of SANBI botanical gardens where a
few species of Adromischus are grown. A
substantial collection of Adromischus was
cultivated in the early 1990's at the Jo'burg
Botanical Garden/Park by Emmarentia Dam. There is
also a society to support amateur succulent
growers, called the Succulent Society of South
Africa.
Farmers
might know their local Adro's as
"Kleinplakkies", smaller relatives of Cotyledon species "Plakkies".
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The
diminutive A. marianiae "herrei" (left) in a 2" (5 cm.)
pot, as featured on this Republic of
South Africa stamp, painted by Hein Botha
in 1988, one of the 5th definite issue
illustrating succulent plants.
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In the early 1990's, a delightful
set of South African stamps featured succulent
plants. One of the best Adro's was featured, but
on a reel stamp with very low face value. Thus it
probably did not get widely used and may not have
raised the status of Adro's much!
A
poor drawing of A. umbraticola (as A.
saxicola) appeared on a 50c Mexican
stamp in
2000.
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