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This young botanical garden was originatly started in 1969, but lay low until 1990. It is found in the centre of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. | |||||
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It shares the entrance with The National Botanical Research Institute, which provide lots of information. |
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The first who meets the visitor is a well arranged and maintained shadow and rain-covered house for succulents. | |||||
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The plants are divided into their natural habitat like winter rain. |
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This is a great way to get the names confirmed from ones wild plant encounters. | |||||
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All plants in this house have nametags, and there are many tags in the large garden as well. |
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The garden have it's own nursery, and do sell small seed plants to the public. | |||||
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The plants are found it the right stones and sand. |
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The 12 hectare large garden are not landscaped in all parts, but is natural habitats for some interesting plants like Aloe littoralis. |
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There are a large system of walking trails, which leads around to the Pachypodiums, Aloes, Cyphostemmas and all the bushes, shrubs, bulbs and herbs. | |||||
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Cyphostemma uter is among the plentiful succulents in the house. | |||||
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All plants seems to be treated just as they like it. If you are on these parts of the world, it is surely a visit worth! |
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