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Oldest Welwitschia in Cultivation Turns 100 at Stellenbosch University

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‘Many well-witschias for the day’ – Stellenbosch University’s Botanical Garden celebrates a special centenarian birthday of one of the oldest and most fascinating plants on earth!   Stellenbosch, South Africa (23 March 2026) – The Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden’s female Welwitschia has just turned 100 years old. Planted in 1926 by the garden’s first curator, Dr Hans Herre, she is the oldest Welwitschia mirabilis in cultivation anywhere…
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Good Things Guy broke the news in on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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