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Posts Tagged: spekboom

Spekboom – not so wonderful?

21 February 2020

'Spekboom is not indigenous to Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, it will colonize and become invasive... read more

Cape Town: Spekboom challenge accepted

31 January 2020

Spekboom is South Africa's favourite endemic shrub. The Vitamin-C rich succulent is excellent at sequestering... read more

5 wonderful ways to use spekboom

24 January 2020

South Africa is proud of its endemic shrub, spekboom. Here are 5 ways to incorporate... read more

11-year-old plants 750 spekbooms during holidays

13 January 2020

An 11-year-old boy, Chris-Tiaan Notje has planted 4,000 spekboom since September 2019 and has planted... read more

Owl Rescue Centre grows spekboom to raise funds

15 November 2019

The Owl Rescue Centre has grown thousands of spekboom plants to raise funds for the... read more

Carbon offsetting proposed to counter ‘flight shame’

19 September 2019

Airlines have begun implermenting carbon offestting projects to counter the effects of air travel on... read more

Spekboom recipes for the soul

13 September 2019

Spekboom is South Africa's endemic wonder plant. This shrub is packed with Vitamin C and... read more

SA wonder plant removes more CO2 than Amazon

20 March 2019

Spekboom, our own indigenous wonder plant, can offset more than 4 tonnes of carbon dioxide... read more

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