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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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