Obesa Nursery and Gardens was started 35 years ago by owner C.J. Bouwer.

Initially a hobby, that grew into a uncontrollable obsession,
assimilating 10 hectares of land. This makes Obesa one of the biggest
privately owned nurseries in the world today.


We currently house abot 7 000 species of plants, and raise about 350
000 plants each year. Our stock plants exceed 2 million individuals.
This concists of ;

1.) Miniature Cacti

2.) Medium Sized Cacti

3.) Cacti Giants

4.) South-African Succulents, Madagascan Succulents

5.) Caudiciforms

6.) Aloes

7.) Cycads and Associates

8.) Medicinal Plants

9.) Rare and Endangered Flora and many others.



Our biggest focus is on the Conservation and Propagation of Rare and
Endangered plants. We specialize in export of medium and large cacti
for Wholesale, Retail and Landscaping purposes.

We supply Globally and have been in Global Wholesale for 10 years.
Situated in Graaff-Reinet ( a small town in the Eastern Cape of
South-Africa ), our climate supports these zerophitic plants with
summer temperatures reaching 50 degrees celsius. The plants love this
and grow faster here than in most places. They are pest free and
healthy.