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NEOHENRICIA

Neohenricia is only found in a narrow band stretching from Victoria-West to Fauresmith, and also near Sterkstroom in the Eastern Cape.  In the Fauresmith-District, it only occurs on the farm Spitskop.  Spitskop has been declared a National Heritage Site because of Neohenricia.

NeohenriciaNeohenricia honours Dr Marguerite Henrici (1892 to 1971), a plant physiologist who worked at the 'Veld Reserwe' at Fauresmith.

Plants are dwarf, compact, creeping succulents, less than 20mm in height. The leaves are soft, tender and strongly textured.  The flower stalks are very long and slender, so that the nocturnal, highly scented flowers are held above the plant.

Plants flower over a long period during summer and the flowers open at twilight, closing before dawn.  The flowers are delightfully scented, like pineapple (N. sibbettii) or licorice (N.spiculata).  They are most redolent on warm evenings.

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